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 PUBLIC LAW 105-178-JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 201 (F) the American Commissioner on the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico; (G) State agencies responsible for transportation and law enforcement in border States; and (H) municipal governments and transportation authorities in sister cities in the border area. (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the assessment, the Secretary shall— (A) assess the flow of commercial and private traffic through designated ports of entry on the border; (B) assess the adequacy of transportation infrastructure in the border area, including highways, bridges, railway lines, and border inspection facilities; (C) assess the adequacy of law enforcement and narcotics abatement activities in the border area, as the activities relate to commercial and private traffic and infrastructure; (D) assess future demands on transportation infrastructure in the border area; and (E) make recommendations to facilitate legitimate cross-border traffic in the border area, while maintaining the integrity of the border. (4) REPORT. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment conducted under this subsection, including any related legislative and administrative recommendations. (e) STUDY OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND PROJECT DELIV- 23 USC 123 note. ERY.— (1) STUDY. —The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to assess the impact that a utility compan^s failure to relocate its facilities in a timely manner has on the delivery and cost of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects. The study shall also assess the following: (A) Methods States use to mitigate such delays, including the use of the courts to compel cooperation. (B) The prevalence and use of incentives to utility companies for early completion of utility relocations on Federal-aid transportation project sites and, conversely, penalties assessed on utility companies for utility relocation delays on such projects. (C) The extent to which States have used available technologies, such as subsurface utility engineering, early in the design of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects so as to eliminate or reduce the need for or delays due to utility relocations. (D) Whether individual States compensate transportation contractors for business costs incurred by the contractors when Federal-aid highway and bridge projects under contract to them are delayed by utility-company- caused delays in utility relocations and any methods used by States in making any such compensation. (2) REPORT. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study with any recommendations the Comptroller General determines appropriate as a result of the study. (f) SPECIALIZED HAULING VEHICLES. — 23 USC 127 note.

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