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Calendar No. 198 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1611 

[Report No. 110–81] 

To make technical corrections to SAFETEA–LU and other related laws 

relating to transit. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 13, 2007 

Mr. DODD, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the 

calendar 

A BILL 

To make technical corrections to SAFETEA–LU and other 

related laws relating to transit. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TRANSIT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

4 (a) SECTION 5302.—Section 5302(a)(10) of title 49, 

5 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘charter,’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘charter, sightseeing,’’. 

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1 (b) SECTION 5303.—Section 5303 of title 49, United 

2 States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (j)(3)(D), by— 

4 (A) inserting ‘‘or the identified phase’’ be5 fore ‘‘within the time’’; and 

6 (B) inserting ‘‘or the identified phase’’ be7 fore the period; and 

8 (2) in subsection (k)(2), by striking ‘‘a metro9 politan planning area serving’’. 

10 (c) SECTION 5307.—Section 5307(b) of title 49, 

11 United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘mass 

13 transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘public transpor14 tation’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘section 

16 5305(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5303(k)’’. 

17 (d) SECTION 5309.—Section 5309(m) of title 49, 

18 United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in the heading for paragraph (2)(A) by 

20 striking ‘‘MAJOR CAPITAL’’ and inserting ‘‘CAP21 ITAL’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (7)(B) by striking ‘‘section 

23 3039’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3045’’. 

24 (e) SECTION 5311.—Section 5311 of title 49, United 

25 States Code, is amended— 

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1 (1) in subsection (g)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘for any 

2 purpose other than operating assistance’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘for a capital project or project administrative 

4 expenses’’; 

5 (2) in subsections (g)(1)(A) and (g)(1)(B) by 

6 striking ‘‘capital’’ after ‘‘net’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ‘‘Sections 

8 5323(a)(1)(D) and 5333(b) of this title apply’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘Section 5333(b) applies’’. 

10 (f) SECTION 5312.—The heading for section 5312(c) 

11 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘MASS TRANSPORTATION’’ and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC

13 TRANSPORTATION’’. 

14 (g) SECTION 5314.—Section 5314(a)(3) of title 49, 

15 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

16 5323(a)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5333(b)’’. 

17 (h) SECTION 5319.—Section 5319 of title 49, United 

18 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 5307(k)’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘section 5307(d)(1)(K)’’. 

20 (i) SECTION 5320.—Section 5320 of title 49, United 

21 States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

24 through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), re25 spectively; 

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1 (B) by inserting after ‘‘(a) IN

2 GENERAL.—’’ the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM NAME.—The program author4 ized by this section shall be known as the Paul S. 

5 Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program.’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraph (2)(A), as redesignated, 

7 by striking ‘‘intra-agency’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘intraagency’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(5)(A), by striking 

10 ‘‘5302(a)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘5302(a)(1)’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘to ad12 minister this section and’’ after ‘‘5338(b)(2)(J)’’; 

13 and 

14 (4) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(4) TRANSFERS TO LAND MANAGEMENT AGEN17 CIES.—The Secretary may transfer amounts avail18 able under paragraph (1) to the appropriate Federal 

19 land management agency to pay necessary costs of 

20 the agency for such activities described in paragraph 

21 (1) in connection with activities being carried out 

22 under this section.’’. 

23 (j) SECTION 5323.—Section 5323(n) of title 49, 

24 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

25 5336(e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5336(d)(2)’’. 

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1 (k) SECTION 5325.—Section 5325(b) of title 49, 

2 United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe4 riod at the end ‘‘adopted before August 10, 2005’’; 

5 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 

6 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para7 graph (2). 

8 (l) SECTION 5336.— 

9 (1) APPORTIONMENTS OF FORMULA GRANTS.— 

10 Section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Of the 

13 amount’’ and all that follows before paragraph 

14 (1) and inserting ‘‘Of the amount apportioned 

15 under subsection (i)(2) to carry out section 

16 5307—’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘sub18 sections (a) and (h)(2) of section 5338’’ and in19 serting ‘‘subsections (a)(1)(C)(vi) and (b)(2)(B) 

20 of section 5338’’; and 

21 (C) by redesignating subsection (c), as 

22 added by section 3034(c) of Public Law 109– 

23 59 (119 Stat. 1628), as subsection (k). 

24 (2) TECHNICALAMENDMENTS.—Section 

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1 cient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

2 Users (119 Stat. 1629), is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’. 

4 (m) SECTION 5337.—Section 5337(a) of title 49, 

5 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘for each of 

6 fiscal years 1998 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘for each 

7 of fiscal years 2005 through 2009’’. 

8 (n) SECTION 5338.—Section 5338(d)(1)(B) of title 

9 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

10 5315(a)(16)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5315(b)(2)(P)’’. 

11 (o) SAFETEA–LU.— 

12 (1) SECTION 3037.—Section 3037(c)(10) of the 

13 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 

14 Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1636) is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘Middle Rio Grande Coalition 

16 of governments, Albuquerque to Santa Fe corridor 

17 study’’ and inserting ‘‘Mid-Region Council of Gov18 ernments, New Mexico, public transportation buses, 

19 bus-related equipment and facilities, and intermodal 

20 terminals in Albuquerque and Santa Fe under the 

21 terms and conditions of section 5309 of title 49, 

22 United States Code.’’. 

23 (2) SECTION 3040.—Section 3040(4) of such 

24 Act (119 Stat. 1639) is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘$7,871,895,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,872,893,000’’. 

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1 (3) SECTION 3043.— 

2 (A) SAN DIEGO.—Section 3043(c)(105) of 

3 such Act (119 Stat. 1645) is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘LOSSAN Del Mar-San Diego Rail—Cor5 ridor Improvements’’ and inserting ‘‘LOSSAN 

6 Rail Corridor Improvements’’. 

7 (B) SAN DIEGO.—Section 3043(c)(217) of 

8 such Act (119 Stat. 1648) is amended by strik9 ing ‘‘San Diego’’ and inserting ‘‘San Diego 

10 Transit’’. 

11 (C) LOS ANGELES.— 

12 (i) PHASE 1.—Section 3043(b)(13) of 

13 such Act (119 Stat. 1642) is amended to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(13) Los Angeles—Exposition LRT (Phase 

16 1).’’. 

17 (ii) PHASE 2.—Section 3043(c) of 

18 such Act (119 Stat. 1645) is amended by 

19 inserting after paragraph (104) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(104A) Los Angeles—Exposition LRT (Phase 

22 2).’’. 

23 (D) BOSTON.—Section 3043(d)(6) of such 

24 Act (119 Stat. 1649) is amended to read as fol25 lows: 

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1 ‘‘(6) Boston-Silver Line Phase III, 

2 $20,000,000.’’. 

3 (E) PROJECT CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.— 

4 Section 3043(e) of such Act (119 Stat. 1651) 

5 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) PROJECT CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.— 

7 Projects recommended by the Secretary for a project 

8 construction grant agreement under section 5309(e) 

9 of title 49, United States Code, or for funding under 

10 section 5309(m)(2)(A)(i) of such title during fiscal 

11 year 2008 and fiscal year 2009 are authorized for 

12 preliminary engineering, final design, and construc13 tion for fiscal years 2007 through 2009.’’. 

14 (4) SECTION 3044.—The table contained in sec15 tion 3044(a) of such Act (119 Stat. 1652) is amend16 ed— 

17 (A) in item number 487 by striking ‘‘Cen18 tral Arkansas Transit Authority Facility Up19 grades’’ and inserting ‘‘Central Arkansas Tran20 sit Authority Bus Acquisition’’; 

21 (B) in item number 491 by amending the 

22 item to read as follows: ‘‘PACE, IL, Cermak 

23 Road, Bus Rapid Transit, and related bus 

24 projects, and alternatives analysis’’; 

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1 (C) in item number 512 by striking ‘‘Cor2 ning, NY, Phase II Corning Preserve Transpor3 tation Enhancement Project’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘Transportation Center Enhancements, Cor5 ning, NY’’; 

6 (D) in item number 534 by striking ‘‘Com7 munity Buses’’ and inserting ‘‘Bus and Bus 

8 Facilities’’; 

9 (E) in item number 541 by striking 

10 ‘‘Intermodal Ferry Dock’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Gartina Highway Bus Stops’’; and 

12 (F) in item number 570 by striking 

13 ‘‘Maine Department of Transportation-Acadia 

14 Intermodal Facility’’ and inserting ‘‘MaineDOT 

15 Acadia Intermodal Passenger and Maintenance 

16 Facility’’. 

17 (5) SECTION 3046.—Section 3046(a)(7) of such 

18 Act (119 Stat. 1708) is amended— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘hydrogen fuel cell vehi20 cles’’ and inserting ‘‘hydrogen fueled vehicles’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘hydrogen fuel cell em22 ployee shuttle vans’’ and inserting ‘‘hydrogen 

23 fueled employee shuttle vans’’; and 

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1 (C) by striking ‘‘in Allentown, Pennsyl2 vania’’ and inserting ‘‘to the DaVinci Center in 

3 Allentown, Pennsylvania’’. 

4 (6) SECTION 3050.—Section 3050(b) of such 

5 Act (119 Stat. 1713) is amended by inserting ‘‘by 

6 negotiating the extension of the existing agreement 

7 between mile post 191.13 and mile post 185.1 to 

8 mile post 165.9 in Rhode Island’’ before the period 

9 at the end. 

10 (7) EXTENSIONS.— 

11 (A) LOS ANGELES.—In evaluating the local 

12 share of the project authorized by section 

13 3043(c)(104A) of such Act, as added by this 

14 Act, in the rating process under section 5309 of 

15 title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of 

16 Transportation shall give consideration to 

17 project elements of the project authorized by 

18 section 3043(b)(13) of such Act advanced with 

19 100 percent non-Federal funds. 

20 (B) SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.—In evaluating 

21 the local share of Phase II of the project au22 thorized by section 3043(b)(33) of such Act 

23 (119 Stat. 1642) in the rating process under 

24 section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, 

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1 sideration to project elements of Phase I of 

2 such project advanced with 100 percent non3 Federal funds. 

4 (p) TEA–21.—Section 3012(c)(1) of the Transpor5 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 358) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘to be used only for the completion 

7 of the program to develop and deploy a new Advanced Pro8 pulsion Control System begun under the Request for 

9 Technical Proposals for Project S–2814–2’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘to develop and deploy new technology for the Silverliner 

11 IV Regional Rail Cars, including a Propulsion Control 

12 System, Trainline Door Control Relay Panel, HVAC Con13 trol Upgrade, Blending Valve, and related improvements’’. 

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Calendar No. 198 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1611 

[Report No. 110

–81] 

A BILL 

To make technical corrections to SAFETEA–LU 

and other related laws relating to transit. 

JUNE 13, 2007 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 

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