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 PUBLIC LAW 104-59 —NOV. 28, 1995 109 STAT. 627 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT. — (1) STUDY. — The Secretary shall conduct a study on compliance with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. lOa-lOc) with respect to contracts entered into using amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund. (2) REPORT. —Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study. (d) MAGNETIC LEVITATION.— (1) STUDY.— The Secretary shall conduct a study evaluating the near-term applications of magnetic levitation ground transportation technology in the United States, with particular emphasis in identifying projects which would warrant immediate application of such technology. The study shall also evaluate the use of innovative financial techniques for the construction and operation of such projects. (2) ELEMENTS. —The study shall be undertaken in consultation with a committee of 8 persons chosen by the Secretary with appropriate backgrounds in magnetic levitation transportation, design and construction, public and private finance, and infrastructure policy disciplines. The chairperson of the committee shall be elected by the members. (3) REPORT. —Not later than September 30, 1996, the Secretary shall transmit to the President and Congress a report on the results of the study. 23 USC 101 note. TITLE IV—WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995". SEC. 402. FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) traffic congestion imposes serious economic burdens on the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, costing each commuter an estimated $1,000 per year; (2) the volume of traffic in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area is expected to increase by more than 70 percent between 1990 and 2020; (3) the deterioration of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and the growing population of the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area contribute significantly to traffic congestion; (4) the Bridge serves as a vital link in the Interstate System and in the Northeast corridor; (5) identifying alternative methods for maintaining this vital link of the Interstate System is critical to addressing the traffic congestion of the area; (6) the Bridge is— (A) the only drawbridge in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area on the Interstate System; (B) the only segment of the Capital Beltway with only 6 lanes; and Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995. Maryland. Virginia. Washington, DC

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