is amended to read as follows:

"(m) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1966 and 1967, not to exceed $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1970, not to exceed $27,000,000 for fiscal year 1971, not to exceed $20,500,000 for fiscal year 1972, and not to exceed $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1973, and, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $55,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975 and 1976. The provisions of this chapter relating to the obligation, period of availability, and expenditure of Federal-aid primary highway funds shall apply to the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section after June 30, 1967."

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN CERTAIN URBANIZED AREAS SEC. 116. Section 134 (a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the second and third sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"To accomplish this objective the Secretary shall cooperate with the States as authorized in this title, in the development of transportation plans and programs which are formulated with due consideration to their probable effect on the future development of urbanized areas. The Secretary shall not approve under section 105 of this title any program for projects in any urbanized area unless he finds (1) that such projects result from a continuing comprehensive transportation planning and programming process conducted by the local governments with consultation and participation by the State, and (2) that all reasonable measures have been taken to permit, encourage, and assist public participation in the planning and programming process. This process shall serve as the basis for assigning priorities and allocating funds for projects on the Federal-aid urban system. A project may not be constructed or implemented in any urbanized area unless the responsible public officials of the area in which the project is located have been consulted and their views considered with respect to the corridor, the location, and the design of the project." URBAN AREA TRAFFIC OPERATIONS

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

SEC. 117. Section 135 (c) of title 23, United States Code, is repealed and section 135 (d) is relettered as subsection (c), including any references thereto.

CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS

SEC. 118(a) Section 136 (j) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Just compensation shall be paid the owner for the relocation, removal, or disposal of junkyards lawfully established under State law prior to the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway and Public Transportation Act of 1973."

(b) Section 136 (m) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

"(m) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1966 and 1967, not to exceed $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1970, 1971, and 1972, not to exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1973, and out of the Highway Trust Fund, not to exceed $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975 and 1976. The provisions of this chapter relating to the obligation, period of availability, and expenditure of Federal-aid primary highway funds shall apply to the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section after June 30, 1967."

PRESERVATION OF PARKLANDS

SEC. 119. Section 138 of title 23, United States Code, is amended (1) by striking out "lands" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "areas (including water)", and (2) by striking out "lands" and "land" wherever thereafter appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof "areas" and "area", respectively.

TRAINING PROGRAMS

SEC. 120. Section 140 (b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out in the second sentence "and 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof ", 1973, 1974, and 1975".

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 121(a) Section 142 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

"§142. Public mass transportation

"(a) To encourage the development, improvement, and use of public mass transportation systems for the transportation of passengers within urbanized areas, so as to increase the efficiency of the Federal-aid systems, sums apportioned in accordance with section 104 (b) (6) of this title shall be available to finance the Federal share of the cost of construction and acquisition of facilities and equipment for public mass transportation projects. For purposes of this subsection, the term 'public mass transportation' means ground transportation which provides general or special service (excluding schoolbus, charter, and sightseeing service) to the public on a regular and continuing basis, and includes activities designed to coordinate such service with other transportation. Projects which may be financed under this subsection include, but are not limited to, exclusive or preferential bus lanes, highway traffic control devices, passenger loading areas and facilities, including shelters, and fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus, rail, and other public mass transportation passengers, the construction of fixed rail facilities, and the purchase of passenger equipment, including rolling stock for fixed rail facilities. Projects financed under this subsection may also include exclusive or preferential truck and emergency vehicle routes or lanes.

"(b) To encourage the development, improvement, and use of public transportation systems for the transportation of passengers in urban areas and rural areas designated by the States and approved by the Secretary on the basis of local transportation need, so as to increase the efficiency of the Federal-aid systems, sums apportioned in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104 (b) of this title shall be available to finance the Federal share of the costs of projects for highway traffic control devices, passenger loading areas and facilities, including shelters, and fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus and other public transportation passengers, and for the purchase of passenger equipment other than rolling stock for fixed rail facilities.

"(c) To encourage the development, improvement, and use of public transportation systems for the transportation of passengers in such urban areas and rural areas as may be designated by the States and approved by the Secretary on the basis of local transportation need, so as to increase the efficiency of the Federalaid systems, sums apportioned in accordance with section 104 (b) (5) of this title shall be available to finance the Federal share of the costs of projects for the construction of exclusive or preferential bus lanes, highway traffic control devices, passenger loading areas and facilities, including shelters, and fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus and other public mass transportation passengers. Projects financed under this subsection may also include exclusive or preferential truck and emergency vehicle routes or lanes. Routes constructed under this subsection shall not be subject to the third sentence of section 109 (b) of this title.

"(d) The establishment of routes and schedules of such public mass transportation systems in urbanized areas shall be based upon a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in accordance with section 134 of title 23, United States Code.

"(e) For the purpose of this title, a project authorized by subsections (a), (b), or (c) of this section shall be deemed to be a highway project, and the Federal share payable on account of such project shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 120 of this title applicable to the Federalaid system involved.

"(f) No public mass transportation project authorized by this section shall be approved unless the Secretary of Transportation is satisfied that public mass transportation systems will have adequate capability to utilize fully the proposed project and to maintain and operate properly any equipment acquired under this section.

"(g) In the acquisition of equipment pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Secretary shall require that such equipment meet the standards prescribed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 202 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, and shall authorize, whenever practicable,

that such equipment meet the special criteria for lowemission vehicles set forth in section 212 of the Clean Air Act, as amended.

"(h) The provisions of chapters 1 and 3 of title 23, United States Code, shall apply in carrying out the provisions of this section except with respect to projects within urban areas as to which the Secretary determines the provisions of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, are more appropriately applicable."

(b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "142. Urban highway public transportaion." and inserting in lieu thereof "142. Public Mass Transportation."

AVAILABILITY OF URBAN SYSTEM FUNDS

SEC. 122(a) Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§145. Availability of urban system funds

"(a) Funds apportioned to a State under section 104 (b) (6) of this title which are attributable to urbanized areas having a population of 400,000 or more, or parts thereof, shall be allocated among such urbanized areas, or parts thereof, within the State in the ratio that the population of the State within each such urbanized or part thereof, bears to the population of all such urbanized areas, or parts thereof, within the State. However, such funds shall be available for expenditure in another urbanized area within such State if the responsible public officials in both urbanized areas agree to such availability.

area,

"(b) In any case where an agency is created for an urbanized area having a population of 400,000 or more, funds allocated to the urbanized area under this section shall be available to that agency. An agency shall be considered to exist for an urbanized area if (1) it has been created (A) under State law by the local unit or units of general purpose governments within the urbanized area which represent at least 75 per centum of the total population of the area and includes the political subdivisions with the largest population in the urbanized area, or (B) by the State or States involved; and (2) it has adequate powers and is suitably equipped and organized to plan and carry out