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 PUBLIC LAW 103-331—SEPT. 30, 1994 108 STAT. 2497 SEC. 344. Notwithstanding 15 U.S.C. 631, et seq. and 10 U.S.C. 2301, et seq. as amended, the United States Coast Guard acquisition of 47-foot Motor Life Boats for fiscal years 1995 through 2000 shall be subject to full and open competition for all U.S. shipyards. Accordingly, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) (including but not limited to FAR Part 19), shall not apply to the extent they are inconsistent with a full and open competition. SEC. 345. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for planning, engineering, design, or construction of a sixth runway at the new Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado: Provided, That this provision shall not apply in any case where the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration determines, in writing, that safety conditions warrant obligation of such funds. SEC. 346. (a) UNIFORM HOV-2 DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON 1-66 IN VIRGINIA. —Notwithstanding any other law or any prior decision of the Secretary of Transportation, the Governor of Virginia shall have the authority to carry out a 1-year demonstration project on Interstate Highway 66 (1-66) inside the Capital Beltway, to determine the impact of applying a uniform high-occupancy vehicle restriction to the portion of 1-66 that is between the District of Columbia and Interstate Highway 495 (1-495) and the portion of 1-66 that is west of 1-495. (b) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— (1) UNIFORM HOV RESTRICTION.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), under the demonstration project established under this section, the uniform high-occupancy vehicle restriction applied to the two portions of 1-66 described in subsection (a) shall be vehicles carrying two or more persons. (2) AUTHORITY OF GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. —During the 1- year demonstration period under this section, the Governor of Virginia shall retain the flexibility to return the high-occupancy vehicle restriction applicable to the portion of 1-66 that is between the District of Columbia and 1-495 to vehicles carrying three or more persons, or to make any other revisions in the demonstration project that the Governor determines are necessary. (3) APPROVAL. — The 1-year demonstration shall begin after approval by the Virginia delegation of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, based on a one-member, one-vote process with the allowance for authorized alternates if necessary and inclusion of the general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, but not before January 1, 1995. (c) STUDY AND REPORT.— If the Governor of Virginia makes use of the authority granted in subsection (a), the Governor shall— (1) consult with interested parties to develop level of service standards, enforcement standards and assessment criteria; (2) carry out an assessment of the effects of the uniform high-occupancy vehicle restriction under the demonstration project established under this section; (3) carry out a study and assessment of the enforcement of the modified high-occupancy vehicle restriction under the demonstration project established under this section; (4) within 6 months from beginning the demonstration project provide an interim assessment of the effects of the demonstration project to interested parties; and

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