Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1981

 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1963

(5) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall serve without pay but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (6) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman of the Commission shall be elected by the members. (d) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as it considers appropriate. (e) FUNDING.—Funding for the Commission shall be provided by the Secretary of the Treasury and by the Secretary of Transportation, out of funds available to those agencies for administrative and policy functions. (f) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request of the Commission, the head of any department or agency of the United States may detail any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out its duties under this section. (g) OBTAINING DATA.—The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States, information (other than information required by any law to be kept confidential by such department or agency) necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish such nonconfidential information to the Commission. The Commission shall also gather evidence through such means as it may deem appropriate, including through holding hearings and soliciting comments by means of Federal Register notices. (h) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of its first meeting, the Commission shall transmit its final report, including recommendations, to the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate on the 180th day following the date of transmittal of the report under subsection (h). All records and papers of the Commission shall thereupon be delivered to the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the National Archives. SEC. 11143. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND RAIL-TRUCK TRANSFER FACILITIES.

(a) TREATMENT AS EXEMPT FACILITY BOND.—Subsection (a) of section 142 (relating to exempt facility bond) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(15) qualified highway or surface freight transfer facilities.’’. (b) QUALIFIED HIGHWAY OR SURFACE FREIGHT TRANSFER FACILITIES.—Section 142 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(m) QUALIFIED HIGHWAY OR SURFACE FREIGHT TRANSFER FACILITIES.—

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