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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1937

educational institutions that strive to develop and enhance technologies, including digital project simulation, that save money and time by using efficient methods of design, construction, and operation for transportation infrastructure projects. (c) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after completion of the project described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a detailed report comparing the application of digital project simulation for such project to more traditional approaches to planning, design, and construction. (2) PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall also include— (A) a description of the performance measures applied, including cost comparisons and length of construction; and (B) recommendations, if any, for administrative or legislative action. (d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘digital project simulation’’ means computer-assisted three-dimensional technology and digital lifecycle management. SEC. 10211. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.

(a) OKLAHOMA.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) determines that a regulatory program submitted by the State of Oklahoma for approval by the Administrator under a law administered by the Administrator meets applicable requirements of the law, and the Administrator approves the State to administer the State program under the law with respect to areas in the State that are not Indian country, on request of the State, the Administrator shall approve the State to administer the State program in the areas of the State that are in Indian country, without any further demonstration of authority by the State. (b) TREATMENT AS STATE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may treat an Indian tribe in the State of Oklahoma as a State under a law administered by the Administrator only if— (1) the Indian tribe meets requirements under the law to be treated as a State; and (2) the Indian tribe and the agency of the State of Oklahoma with federally delegated program authority enter into a cooperative agreement, subject to review and approval of the Administrator after notice and opportunity for public hearing, under which the Indian tribe and that State agency agree to treatment of the Indian tribe as a State and to jointly plan administer program requirements. SEC. 10212. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—On September 30, 2009, $8,543,000,000 of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned before such date to the States for the Interstate maintenance, national highway system, bridge, congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, surface transportation (other than the STP set-aside programs), metropolitan planning, minimum guarantee, Appalachian development highway system, recreational trails, safe routes to school,

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