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 123STA T . 3 07 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 117 —DE C.1 6, 200 9‘ ‘ impro p e rp ay me nts’ ’ ,h as the same meanin g as that pro -v i d edinse c tion 2( d ) (2) o fPubl ic L a w107–3 00 .SEC . 1 9 1. N otwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided in or limited by this A ct are sub j ect to a reprogram- ming action that re q uires notice to be provided to the H ouse and Senate C ommittees on Appropriations, said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the Committees on Appropria- tions
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d, T hat the Secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the Committees on Appro- priations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appro- priations. SEC. 192. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation B oard of the D epartment of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate complaints filed with the Board in an amount ine x cess of the amount authori z ed for district court civil suit filing fees under section 191 4 of title 2 8, U nited States Code. SEC. 193. Notwithstanding section 3324 of Title 31, United States Code, in addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s W or k ing Capital fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to ven- dors that are necessary to carry out the F ederal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under E xecutive O rder 131 5 0 and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59: Provided, that the Depart- ment shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely and high quality performance under the contract. SEC. 194. (a) ING ENE RAL . — Section 127(a)(11) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘that portion of the M aine Turnpike designated R oute 95 and 495, and that portion of Inter- state Route 95 from the southern terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New Hampshire State line, laws (including regulations)’’ and inserting ‘‘all portions of the Interstate Highway System in the State, laws (including regulations)’’. (b) PER IOD O F EFFEC T I V ENE S S.—The amendment made by sub- section (a) shall be in effect during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) REVERSION.—Effective as of the date that is 3 6 6 days after the date of enactment of this Act, section 127(a)(11) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘all portions of the Interstate Highway System in the State, laws (including regula- tions)’’ and inserting ‘‘that portion of the Maine Turnpike designated Route 95 and 495, and that portion of Interstate Route 95 from the southern terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New Hamp- shire State line, laws (including regulations)’’. (d) V ER M ONT PILOT PRO G RAM.—Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(13) VERMONT P ILOT PROGRAM.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to Interstate Routes 89, 91, and 93 in the State of Vermont, laws (including regulations) of that State concerning vehicle weight limita- tions applicable to State highways other than the Interstate system shall be applicable in lieu of the requirements of this subsection.’’. Ap p licab ili ty.Ef f e ci v e d ate. 23USC1 2 7no te. 23 USC 127 note. Cont r act s . F ilin g fees. D eadline. N otification.