119 STAT. 1456
PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
‘‘(e) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding section 118(b), funds made available to carry out this section shall remain available until expended. ‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY.—All provisions of this chapter that are applicable to the National Highway System, other than provisions relating to apportionment formula and Federal share, shall apply to funds made available to carry out this section, except as determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with this section.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such subchapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 147 and inserting the following: ‘‘147. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.’’. 23 USC 129 note. 23 USC 147 note.
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(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1064 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2005) is repealed. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts made available to carry out section 147 of title 23, United States Code, by section 1101 of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out such section 147 for fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter. Such funds shall remain available until expended. (e) NATIONAL FERRY DATABASE.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shall establish and maintain a national ferry database. (2) CONTENTS.—The database shall contain current information regarding ferry systems, including information regarding routes, vessels, passengers and vehicles carried, funding sources and such other information as the Secretary considers useful. (3) UPDATE REPORT.—Using information collected through the database, the Secretary shall periodically modify as appropriate the report submitted under section 1207(c) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 112 Stat. 185–186). (4) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall— (A) compile the database not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and update the database every 2 years thereafter; (B) ensure that the database is easily accessible to the public; and (C) make available, from the amounts made available for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics by section 5101 of this Act, not more than $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 to establish and maintain the database. (f) TERRITORY FERRIES.—Section 129(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘any territory of the United States’’. SEC. 1802. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the roads as’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the roads as— ‘‘(A) National Scenic Byways;
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