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 112 STAT. 186 PUBLIC LAW 105-178-JUNE 9, 1998 (ii) the source and amount, if any, of funds derived from Federal, State, or local government sources supporting ferry construction or operations; (B) to identify potential domestic ferry routes in the United States and its possessions and to develop information on those routes; and (C) to identify the potential for use of high-speed ferry services and alternative-fueled ferry services. (2) REPORT. — The Secretary shall submit a report on the results of the study to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. SEC. 1208. TRAINING. (a) TRAINING POSITIONS FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS.—Section 140(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following: "In implementing such programs, a State may reserve training positions for persons who receive welfare assistance from such State; except that the implementation of any such program shall not cause current employees to be displaced or current positions to be supplanted or preclude workers that are participating in an apprenticeship, skill improvement, or other upgrading program registered with the Department of Labor or the appropriate State agency from being referred to, or hired on, projects funded under this title without regard to the length of time of their participation in such program.". (b) HIGHWAY TRAINING.—Section 140(b) of such title is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by inserting "and technology" after "construction"; and (B) by inserting after "programs" the following: ", and to develop and fund summer transportation institutes"; and (2) in the second sentence by striking "104(b)" and inserting "104(b)(3)". (c) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Section 140(c) of such title is amended by striking "104(a)" and inserting "104(b)(3)". SEC. 1209. USE OF HOY LANES BY INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION VEHICLES. Section 102(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "A State" and inserting the following: "(1) IN GENERAL.—^A State"; (2) by adding at the end the following: "(2) EXCEPTION FOR INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION VEHICLES.— Notwithstanding paragraph (1), before September 30, 2003, a State may permit a vehicle with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicle is certified as an Inherently Low-Emission Vehicle pursuant to title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and is labeled in accordance with, section 88.312-93(c) of such title. Such permission may be revoked by the State should the State determine it necessary."; and (3) by aligning the remainder of paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) with paragraph (2) (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection).

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