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 115 STAT. 862 PUBLIC LAW 107-87 —DEC. 18, 2001 fifths of 1 percent of all sums so made available, as the Secretary detennines necessary, to administer the provisions of law to be fin£inced from appropriations for motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety research. The sum so deducted shall remain avgdlable until expended: Provided, That any deduction by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with this paragraph shall be deemed to be a deduction under section 104(a)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code. SEC. 337. For an gdrport project that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) determines will add critic£j airport capacity to the national air transportation system, the Administrator is authorized to accept funds from an edrport sponsor, including entitlement funds provided under the "Grantsin-Aid for Airports" program, for the FAA to hire additional staff or obtain the services of consultants: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to accept and utilize such funds only for the purpose of facilitating the timely processing, review, and completion of environmental activities associated with such project. SEC. 338. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to further any efforts toward developing a new regional airport for southeast Louisiana until a comprehensive plein is submitted by a commission of stakeholders to the Administrator of the FedercJ Aviation Administration and that plan, as approved by the Administrator, is submitted to and approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations. SEC. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of law. States may use funds provided in this Act under section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to produce and place highway safety public service messages in television, radio, cinema and print media, and on the Internet in accordance with guidsuice issued by the Secretary Reports. of Transportation: Provided, That any State that uses funds for such public service messages shall submit to the Secretary a report describing and assessing the effectiveness of the messages: Provided further, That $8,000,000 of the funds allocated for innovative seat belt projects under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, shall be used by the States, as directed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator, to purchase advertising in broadcast or print media to publicize the States' seat belt enforcement efforts during one or more of the Operation ABC National Mobilizations: Provided further. That up to $2,000,000 of the funds allocated for innovative seat belt projects under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, shall be used by the Administrator to evaluate the effectiveness of State seat belt programs that purchase advertising as provided by this section. SEC. 340. Item 1348 of the table contained in section 1602 112 Stat. 306. of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by striking "Extend West Douglas Road" and inserting "Construct Gastineau Channel Second Crossing to Douglas Island". SEC. 341. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification.

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