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SEC. 3023. SPECIAL PROCUREMENTS.
(a) TURNKEY SYSTEM PROJECTS.—Section 5326(a) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) TURNKEY
SYSTEM
PROJECT
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘turnkey system project’ means a project under
which a recipient enters into a contract with a seller, firm,
or consortium of firms to design and build a mass transportation
system or an operable segment thereof that meets specific
performance criteria. Such project may also include an option
to finance, or operate for a period of time, the system or
segment or any combination of designing, building, operating,
or maintaining such system or segment.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘SELECTION
OF
TURNKEY
PROJ-
ECTS.—’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or an operable segment of a mass
transportation system’’ after ‘‘transportation system’’;
(3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘DEMONSTRATIONS.—’’
after ‘‘(3)’’; and
(4) by aligning paragraphs (2) and (3) with paragraph
(1) of such section, as amended by paragraph (1) of this section.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5326 is amended by strik-
ing subsection (c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) ACQUIRING ROLLING STOCK.—A recipient of financial assist-
ance under this chapter may enter into a contract to expend that
assistance to acquire rolling stock—
‘‘(1) based on—
‘‘(A) initial capital costs; or
‘‘(B) performance, standardization, life cycle costs, and
other factors; or
‘‘(2) with a party selected through a competitive procure-
ment process.
‘‘(d) PROCURING ASSOCIATED CAPITAL MAINTENANCE ITEMS.—
A recipient of assistance under section 5307 procuring an associated
capital maintenance item under section 5307(b) may enter into
a contract directly with the original manufacturer or supplier of
the item to be replaced, without receiving prior approval of the
Secretary, if the recipient first certifies in writing to the Secretary
that—
‘‘(1) the manufacturer or supplier is the only source for
the item; and
‘‘(2) the price of the item is no more than the price that
similar customers pay for the item.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5334(b)(4) is amended
by striking ‘‘5323(a)(2), (c) and (e), 5324(c), and 5325 of this title’’
and inserting ‘‘5323(a)(2), 5323(c), 5323(e), 5324(c), 5325(a), 5325(b),
5326(c), and 5326(d)’’.
SEC. 3024. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW.
(a) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
AVAILABLE
AMOUNTS.—Section
5327(c)(2) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘make contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘enter into
contracts’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first
sentence the following: ‘‘and to provide technical assistance
to correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and
audits carried out under this section’’.
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(b) FINANCIAL PLAN.—Section 5327 is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(f) FINANCIAL PLAN.—A recipient of financial assistance for
a project under this chapter with an estimated total cost of
$1,000,000,000 or more shall submit to the Secretary an annual
financial plan for the project. The plan shall be based on detailed
annual estimates of the cost to complete the remaining elements
of the project and on reasonable assumptions, as determined by
the Secretary, of future increases in the cost to complete the
project.’’.
SEC. 3025. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
(a) TRAINING
AND CONFERENCE COSTS.—Section 5334(a) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) collect fees to cover the costs of training or con-
ferences, including costs of promotional materials, sponsored
by the Federal Transit Administration to promote mass
transportation and credit amounts collected to the appropria-
tion concerned.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION
HEADING.—The heading for section 5334 is
amended by inserting ‘‘provisions’’ after ‘‘Administrative’’.
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to section 5334
in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by inserting
‘‘provisions’’ after ‘‘Administrative’’.
(c) PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF TRANSIT ASSETS.—Section 5334(g)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF TRANSIT ASSETS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—When real property, equipment, or
supplies acquired with assistance under this chapter are
no longer needed for mass transportation purposes as deter-
mined under the applicable assistance agreement, the Sec-
retary may authorize the sale, transfer, or lease of the
assets under conditions determined by the Secretary and
subject to the requirements of this subsection.
‘‘(B) USE.—The net income from asset sales, uses, or
leases (including lease renewals) under this subsection
shall be used by the recipient to reduce the gross project
cost of other capital projects carried out under this chapter.
‘‘(C) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITY.—The author-
ity of the Secretary under this subsection is in addition
to existing authorities controlling allocation or use of recipi-
ent income otherwise permissible in law or regulation in
effect prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 3026. REPORTS AND AUDITS.
(a) 
NATIONAL
TRANSIT
DATABASE.—Section 
5335(a) 
is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘REPORTING SYSTEM AND UNIFORM SYSTEM
OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL TRANSIT
DATABASE’’; and
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘by uniform categories,’’ and inserting
‘‘using uniform categories’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘and a uniform system of accounts
and records’’ and inserting ‘‘and using a uniform system
of accounts’’.
(b) REPORTS.—Section 5335 is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).
SEC. 3027. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA
GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5336 is amended in the section
heading by striking ‘‘block grants’’ and inserting ‘‘formula
grants’’.
(b) REPEAL.—Section 5336(d) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) [Reserved.]’’.
(c) CONTINUATION
OF
OPERATING
ASSISTANCE
TO
CERTAIN
LARGER URBANIZED AREAS.—
(1) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, during the period described in paragraph
(2), the Secretary may continue to provide assistance under
section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, to finance the
operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in mass
transportation in any urbanized area (as that term is defined
in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code) with a popu-
lation of at least 200,000, if the Secretary determines that—
(A) the number of the total bus revenue vehicle-miles
operated in or directly serving the area is less than 600,000;
and
(B) the number of buses operated in or directly serving
the area does not exceed 15.
(2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the
period described in this paragraph is the period beginning
on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier
of—
(A) 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act;
and
(B) the date on which the Secretary determines that—
(i) the number of the total bus revenue vehicle-
miles operated in or directly serving the area is greater
than or equal to 600,000; and
(ii) the number of buses operated in or directly
serving the area exceeds 15.
SEC. 3028. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDE-
WAY MODERNIZATION.
(a) DISTRIBUTION.—Section 5337(a) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall apportion amounts
made available for fixed guideway modernization under section
5309 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 as follows:
‘‘(1) The first $497,700,000 shall be apportioned in the
following urbanized areas as follows:
‘‘(A) Baltimore, $8,372,000.
‘‘(B) Boston, $38,948,000.
‘‘(C) Chicago/Northwestern Indiana, $78,169,000.
‘‘(D) Cleveland, $9,509,500.
‘‘(E) New Orleans, $1,730,588.
‘‘(F) New York, $176,034,461.
‘‘(G) Northeastern New Jersey, $50,604,653.
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‘‘(H) Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey, $58,924,764.
‘‘(I) Pittsburgh, $13,662,463.
‘‘(J) San Francisco, $33,989,571.
‘‘(K) Southwestern Connecticut, $27,755,000.
‘‘(2) The next $70,000,000 shall be apportioned as follows:
‘‘(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in para-
graph (1), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A).
‘‘(B) 50 percent in other urbanized areas eligible for
assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) to which amounts
were apportioned under this section for fiscal year 1997,
as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of
this section.
‘‘(3) The next $5,700,000 shall be apportioned in the
following urbanized areas as follows:
‘‘(A) Pittsburgh, 61.76 percent.
‘‘(B) Cleveland, 10.73 percent.
‘‘(C) New Orleans, 5.79 percent.
‘‘(D) 21.72 percent in urbanized areas to which para-
graph (2)(B)(ii) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A)
and subsection (e) of this section.
‘‘(4) The next $186,600,000 shall be apportioned in each
urbanized area to which paragraph (1) applies and in each
urbanized area to which paragraph (2)(B) applies, as provided
in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.
‘‘(5) The next $70,000,000 shall be apportioned as follows:
‘‘(A) 65 percent in the urbanized areas listed in para-
graph (1), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and sub-
section (e) of this section.
‘‘(B) 35 percent to other urbanized areas eligible for
assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) if the areas contain
fixed guideway systems placed in revenue service at least
7 years before the fiscal year in which amounts are made
available and in any urbanized area if, before the first
day of the fiscal year, the area satisfies the Secretary
that the area has modernization needs that cannot ade-
quately be met with amounts received under section
5336(b)(2)(A), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and sub-
section (e) of this section.
‘‘(6) The next $50,000,000 shall be apportioned as follows:
‘‘(A) 60 percent in the urbanized areas listed in para-
graph (1), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and sub-
section (e) of this section.
‘‘(B) 40 percent to urbanized areas to which paragraph
(5)(B) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and sub-
section (e) of this section.
‘‘(7) Remaining amounts shall be apportioned as follows:
‘‘(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in para-
graph (1), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and sub-
section (e) of this section.
‘‘(B) 50 percent to urbanized areas to which paragraph
(5)(B) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and sub-
section (e) of this section.’’.
(b) ROUTE SEGMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN APPORTIONMENT FOR-
MULAS.—Section 5337 is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(e) ROUTE SEGMENTS TO BE INCLUDED
IN APPORTIONMENT
FORMULAS.—
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‘‘(1) 1997 STANDARD.—Amounts apportioned under para-
graphs (2)(B), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall have attrib-
utable to each urbanized area only the number of fixed guide-
way revenue miles of service and number of fixed guideway
route miles for segments of fixed guideway systems used to
determine apportionments for fiscal year 1997.
‘‘(2) OTHER STANDARDS.—Amounts apportioned under para-
graphs (5) through (7) of subsection (a) shall have attributable
to each urbanized area only the number of fixed guideway
revenue miles of service and number of fixed guideway route-
miles for segments of fixed guideway systems placed in revenue
service at least 7 years before the fiscal year in which amounts
are made available.’’.
SEC. 3029. AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5338 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 5338. Authorizations
‘‘(a) FORMULA GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 1998.—
‘‘(A) FROM THE TRUST FUND.—There shall be available
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund
to carry out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311, $2,260,000,000
for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(B) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—In addition to amounts
made available under subparagraph (A), there are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out sections 5307, 5310,
and 5311, $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(C) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the aggregate of
amounts made available by and appropriated under this
paragraph for a fiscal year—
‘‘(i) $4,849,950 shall be available to the Alaska
Railroad for improvements to its passenger operations
under section 5307;
‘‘(ii) $62,219,389 shall be available to provide
transportation services to elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
‘‘(iii) $134,077,934 shall be available to provide
financial assistance for other than urbanized areas
under section 5311; and
‘‘(iv) $2,298,852,727 shall be available to provide
financial assistance for urbanized areas under section
5307.
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 1999 THROUGH 2003.—
‘‘(A) FROM THE TRUST FUND.—There shall be available
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund
to carry out sections 5307, 5308, 5310, and 5311—
‘‘(i) $2,280,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(ii) $2,478,400,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(iii) $2,676,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(iv) $2,873,600,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
‘‘(v) $3,071,200,000 for fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(B) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—In addition to amounts
made available under subparagraph (A), there are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out sections 5307, 5308,
5310, and 5311—
‘‘(i) $570,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
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(10) In section 5336(a) by striking ‘‘5338(f)’’ and inserting
‘‘5338(a)’’.
(11) In section 5336(e)(1) by striking ‘‘section 5338(f)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (h)(2) of section 5338’’.
(12) In section 5337(e)(1) by striking ‘‘section 5338(f)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsections (b) and (h)(4) of section 5338’’.
SEC. 3030. PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND
EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.
(a) FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—The following projects
are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal years
1998 through 2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United
States Code:
(1) Atlanta—Athens Commuter Rail.
(2) Atlanta—Griffin Commuter Rail.
(3) Atlanta—North Line Extension.
(4) Austin—NW/North Central/SE—Airport LRT.
(5) Baltimore—Central LRT Extension to Glen Burnie.
(6) Boston—Massport Airport Intermodal Transit Connec-
tor.
(7) Boston—North Shore Corridor and Blue Line Extension
to Beverly.
(8) Charlotte—South Corridor Transitway.
(9) Chicago—Navy Pier-McCormick Place Busway.
(10) Chicago—North Central Upgrade Commuter Rail.
(11) Chicago—Ravenswood Line Extension.
(12) Chicago—Southwest Extension.
(13) Chicago—West Line Expansion.
(14) Cleveland—Akron-Canton Commuter Rail.
(15) Cleveland—Berea Metroline Extension.
(16) Cleveland—Blue Line Extension.
(17) Cleveland—Euclid Corridor Extension.
(18) Cleveland—I–90 Corridor to Ashtabula County.
(19) Cleveland—Waterfront Line Extension.
(20) Dallas—North Central Extension.
(21) Dallas—Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase II).
(22) Denver—East Corridor (Airport).
(23) Denver—Southeast LRT (I–25 between 6th & Lincoln).
(24) Denver—Southwest LRT.
(25) Denver—West Corridor LRT.
(26) East St. Louis-St. Clair County—Mid-America Airport
Corridor.
(27) Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-Miami Tri-County
Commuter Rail.
(28) Galveston—Trolley Extension.
(29) Hartford—Griffin Line.
(30) Hollis—Ketchikan Ferry.
(31) Houston—Regional Bus Plan—Phase I.
(32) Kansas City—I–35 Commuter Rail.
(33) Kansas City—Southtown Corridor.
(34) Kenosha-Racine—Milwaukee Rail Extension.
(35) Las Vegas Corridor.
(36) Little Rock—River Rail.
(37) Los Angeles—Metrolink San Bernadino Line.
(38) Los Angeles—MOS–3.
(39) Los Angeles—Metrolink (Union Station-Fullerton).
(40) Louisville—Jefferson County Corridor.
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(41) MARC—Commuter Rail Improvements.
(42) Maryland Light Rail Double Track.
(43) Memphis—Medical Center Extension.
(44) Miami—East-West Multimodal Corridor.
(45) Miami—North 27th Avenue Corridor.
(46) Miami—South Busway Extension.
(47) Milwaukee—East-West Corridor.
(48) Monterey County Commuter Rail.
(49) Nashua, NH—Lowell, MA Commuter Rail.
(50) Nashville—Commuter Rail.
(51) New Orleans—Canal Streetcar.
(52) New York—8th Avenue Subway Connector.
(53) New York—Brooklyn—Staten Island Ferry.
(54) New York—Long Island Railroad East Side Access.
(55) New York—Staten Island Ferry—Whitehall Inter-
modal Terminal.
(56) New York Susquehanna and Western Commuter Rail.
(57) New Jersey Urban Core.
(58) Norfolk—Virginia Beach Corridor.
(59) Orange County—Fullerton—Irvine Corridor.
(60) Orlando—I–4 Central Florida Light Rail System.
(61) Philadelphia—Schuykill Valley Metro.
(62) Phoenix—Fixed Guideway.
(63) Colorado—Roaring Fork Valley Rail.
(64) Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle System.
(65) Pittsburgh—MLK Busway Extension.
(66) Portland—South-North Corridor.
(67) Portland—Westside-Hillsboro Corridor.
(68) Raleigh-Durham—Regional Transit Plan.
(69) Sacramento—Folsom Extension.
(70) Sacramento—Placer County Corridor.
(71) Sacramento—South Corridor.
(72) Salt Lake City—Light Rail (Airport to University of
Utah).
(73) Salt Lake City—Ogden-Provo Commuter Rail.
(74) Salt Lake City—South LRT.
(75) San Diego—Mid-Coast LRT Corridor.
(76) San Diego—Mission Valley East Corridor.
(77) San Diego—Oceanside—Escondido Corridor.
(78) San Francisco—BART to San Francisco International
Airport Extension.
(79) San Francisco—Bayshore Corridor.
(80) San Jose—Tasman Corridor Light Rail.
(81) San Juan—Tren Urbano.
(82) San Juan—Tren Urbano Extension to Minellas.
(83) Santa Cruz—Fixed Guideway.
(84) Seattle—Southworth High Speed Ferry.
(85) Seattle—Sound Move Corridor.
(86) South Boston—Piers Transitway.
(87) St. Louis—Cross County Corridor.
(88) Stockton—Altamont Commuter Rail.
(89) Tampa Bay—Regional Rail.
(90) Twin Cities—Northstar Corridor (Downtown Min-
neapolis-Anoka County-St. Cloud).
(91) Twin Cities—Transitways Corridors.
(92) Washington—Richmond Rail Corridor Improvements.
(93) Washington, D.C.—Dulles Corridor Extension.
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(94) Washington, D.C.—Largo Extension.
(95) West Trenton Line (West Trenton-Newark).
(96) Westlake—Commuter Rail Link.
(97) Pittsburgh North Shore-Central Business District Cor-
ridor.
(98) Pittsburgh—Stage II Light Rail.
(99) Boston—North-South Rail Link.
(100) Spokane—South Valley Corridor Light Rail.
(101) Miami—Palmetto Metrorail.
(102) Morgantown—Personal Rapid Transit.
(103) Santa Monica—Busway.
(104) Northwest New Jersey—Northeast Rail Corridor.
(105) Southeastern North Carolina Corridor.
(106) Chicago—Douglas Branch.
(107) San Joaquin—Regional Transit Corridor.
(108) Albuquerque—High Capacity Corridor.
(b) ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING.—
The following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis and
preliminary engineering for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 under
section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code:
(1) Atlanta—Georgia 400 Multimodal Corridor.
(2) Atlanta—MARTA Extension (S. De Kalb-Lindbergh).
(3) Atlanta—MARTA I–285 Transit Corridor.
(4) Atlanta—MARTA Marietta-Lawrenceville Corridor.
(5) Atlanta—MARTA South De Kalb Comprehensive Tran-
sit Program.
(6) Baltimore—Metropolitan Rail Corridor.
(7) Baltimore—People Mover.
(8) Bergen County Cross—County Light Rail.
(9) Birmingham Transit Corridor.
(10) Boston—Urban Ring.
(11) Charleston—Monobeam.
(12) Chicago—Comiskey Park Station.
(13) Chicago—Inner Circumferential Commuter Rail.
(14) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1 Commuter
Rail.
(15) Dallas—DART LRT Extensions.
(16) Dallas—Las Colinas Corridor.
(17) Dayton—Regional Riverfront Corridor.
(18) El Paso—International Fixed Guideway (El Paso-
Juarez).
(19) Fremont—South Bay Corridor.
(20) Houston—Advanced Transit Program.
(21) Jacksonville—Fixed Guideway Corridor.
(22) Knoxville—Electric Transit.
(23) Lorain—Cleveland Commuter Rail.
(24) Los Angeles—MOS–4 East Side Extension (II).
(25) Los Angeles—MOS–4 San Fernando Valley East-West.
(26) Los Angeles—LOSSAN (Del Mar-San Diego).
(27) Maine High Speed Ferry Service.
(28) Maryland Route 5 Corridor.
(29) Memphis—Regional Rail Plan.
(30) Miami—Kendall Corridor.
(31) Miami—Northeast Corridor.
(32) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.
(33) New Orleans—Airport—CBD Commuter Rail.
(34) New Orleans—Desire Streetcar.
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(35) New York—Astoria—East Elmhurst Extension.
(36) New York—Broadway—Lafayette & Bleecker Street
Transfer.
(37) New York—Brooklyn—Manhattan Access.
(38) New York—Lower Manhattan Access.
(39) New York—Manhattan East Side Link.
(40) New York—Midtown West Intermodal Terminal.
(41) New York—Nassau Hub.
(42) New York—North Shore Railroad.
(43) New York—Queens West Light Rail Link.
(44) New York—St. George’s Ferry Intermodal Terminal.
(45) Newburgh—LRT System.
(46) North Front Range Corridor.
(47) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor.
(48) Oakland Airport—BART Connector.
(49) Providence—Pawtucket Corridor.
(50) Philadelphia—Broad Street Line Extension.
(51) Philadelphia—Cross County Metro.
(52) Philadelphia—Lower Marion Township.
(53) Pinellas County—Mobility Initiative Project.
(54) Redlands—San Bernardino Transportation Corridor.
(55) Riverside—Perris Rail Passenger Service.
(56) Salt Lake City—Draper Light Rail Extension.
(57) Salt Lake City—West Jordan Light Rail Extension.
(58) San Francisco—CalTrain Extension to Hollister.
(59) Scranton—Laurel Line Intermodal Corridor.
(60) SEATAC—Personal Rapid Transit.
(61) Toledo—CBD to Zoo.
(62) Union Township Station (Raritan Valley Line).
(63) Washington County Corridor (Hastings-St. Paul).
(64) Washington, D.C.—Georgetown-Ft. Lincoln.
(65) Williamsburg—Newport News-Hampton LRT.
(66) Cincinnati/N. Kentucky—Northeast Corridor.
(67) Northeast Ohio—commuter rail.
(68) California—North Bay Commuter Rail.
(c) PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount made available by
or authorized under section 5338(b) of title 49, United States
Code, to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(B) for fiscal years 1998
through 2003:
(A) $3,000,000,000 shall be available for the following
projects:
(i) Birmingham Transit Corridor, $87,500,000.
(ii) San Diego-Mission Valley East Corridor,
$325,000,000.
(iii) Denver-Southeast LRT (I–25 between 6th and
Lincoln), $10,000,000.
(iv) 
Colorado—Roaring 
Fork 
Valley 
Rail,
$40,000,000.
(v) Hartford—Griffin Line, $33,000,000.
(vi) Bridgeport—Intermodal Corridor, $34,000,000.
(vii) New London—Waterfront Access, $10,000,000.
(viii) Old Saybrook—Hartford Rail Extension,
$10,000,000.
(ix) 
Stamford—Fixed 
Guideway 
Connector,
$18,000,000.
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(x) Orlando—I–4 Central Florida Light Rail Sys-
tem, $100,000,000.
(xi) Miami—Palmetto Metrorail, $8,000,000.
(xii) Tampa Bay—Regional Rail, $2,000,000.
(xiii) Fort Lauderdale—West Palm Beach—Miami
Tri-County Commuter Rail, $20,000,000.
(xiv) 
Miami—East-West 
Multimodal 
Corridor,
$20,000,000.
(xv) Chicago—CTA Douglas Branch, $315,000,000.
(xvi) 
Indianapolis 
Region 
Commuter 
Rail,
$10,000,000.
(xvii) Sioux City—Light Rail, $10,000,000.
(xviii) MARC—Commuter Rail Improvements,
$185,000,000.
(xix) 
Baltimore—Light 
Rail 
Double 
Track,
$120,000,000.
(xx) Boston—North Shore Corridor and Blue Line
Extension to Beverly, $50,000,000.
(xxi) 
Twin 
Cities—Transitways 
Corridors,
$120,000,000.
(xxii) Twin Cities—Northstar Corridor (Downtown
Minneapolis—Anoka County—St. Cloud), $6,000,000.
(xxiii) I-35 Commuter Rail, $30,000,000.
(xxiv) Las Vegas Corridor, $155,000,000.
(xxv) New Jersey—Bergen County Cross County
Light Rail, $5,000,000.
(xxvi) New Jersey—Trans Hudson Midtown Cor-
ridor, $5,000,000.
(xxvii) Santa Fe—Eldorado Rail Link, $10,000,000.
(xxviii) Albuquerque Alvarado Intermodal Center,
$5,000,000.
(xxix) Albuquerque Light Rail, $90,000,000.
(xxx) New York—Long Island Railroad East Side
Access, $353,000,000.
(xxxi) 
New 
York—Second 
Avenue 
Subway,
$5,000,000.
(xxxii) New York—Whitehall Ferry Terminal,
$40,000,000.
(xxxiii) New York—St. George’s Ferry Intermodal
Terminal, $20,000,000.
(xxxiv) New York—Nassau Hub, $10,000,000.
(xxxv) New Jersey—New York Midtown West
Ferry Terminal, $16,300,000.
(xxxvi) Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Corridor,
$65,000,000.
(xxxvii) 
Portland 
South—North 
Corridor,
$25,000,000.
(xxxviii) Philadelphia—Schuylkill Valley Metro,
$75,000,000.
(xxxix) Allegheny County Stage II Light Rail,
$100,200,000.
(xl) Philadelphia—Pittsburgh High Speed Rail,
$10,000,000.
(xli) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1 Com-
muter Rail, $20,000,000.
(xlii) Pittsburgh North Shore—Central Business
District, $20,000,000.
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(xliii) Providence—Boston Commuter, $10,000,000.
(xliv) 
Rhode 
Island 
Integrated 
Intermodal
Transportation, $25,000,000.
(xlv) 
Dallas—North 
Central 
Extension,
$188,000,000.
(xlvi) Dallas—Southeast Corridor, $20,000,000.
(xlvii) Dallas—Northwest Corridor, $12,000,000.
(xlviii) Washington, D.C., Dulles Corridor Exten-
sion, $86,000,000.
(xlix) 
Seattle—Tacoma 
Commuter 
Rail,
$40,000,000.
(l) San Joaquin Regional Intermodal Corridor,
$14,000,000.
(li) Railtran Corridor Light Rail, $12,000,000.
(B) The remainder shall be available for projects listed
in subsections (a) and (b).
(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The total amount authorized in sec-
tion 5338(h)(5) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal
years 1999 through 2003 shall be available for projects
listed in subsections (a) and (b).
(B) PRIORITY FOR SALT LAKE CITY OLYMPICS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated under section 5338(h)(5), $640,000,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for the Salt Lake City
Winter Olympic Games for the following projects:
(I) North/South Light Rail.
(II) Airport to University of Utah Light Rail.
(III) Intermodal Facilities.
(IV) Park and Ride Lots.
(V) Bus Acquisition.
(ii) GOVERNMENT SHARE.—The Government share
of the costs of projects assisted under this subpara-
graph shall not exceed 80 percent. For purposes of
determining the nongovernmental share for projects
authorized under this subparagraph, highway, avia-
tion, and transit projects shall be considered to be
a program of projects.
(iii) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this
subparagraph shall be available for planning and cap-
ital assistance.
(3) HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT.—The Long Island Rail Road
East Side Access project shall be given priority consideration
by the Secretary for funds made available under paragraph
(1)(B). In addition, that project is authorized for construction
with funds available under section 5338(h)(5) of title 49, United
States Code.
(d) EFFECT OF AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) SUBSECTION (a) PROJECTS.—Projects authorized by
subsection (a) for final design and construction are also
authorized for alternatives analysis and preliminary
engineering.
(B) SUBSECTION
(b)
PROJECTS.—Effective October 1,
2000, projects authorized by subsection (b) for alternatives
analysis and preliminary engineering are also authorized
for final design and construction.
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(2) FIXED GUIDEWAY AUTHORIZATION.—The project author-
ized by subsection (a)(3) includes an additional 28 rapid rail
cars and project scope changes from amounts authorized by
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
(3) INTERMODAL CENTER AUTHORIZATIONS.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, each of the following projects
are eligible for funding under section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title
49, United States Code:
(A) Huntington, West Virginia Intermodal Facility
project.
(B) Huntsville Intermodal Center project.
(e) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—
(1) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 3031(a) of the Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) ALLOCATIONS.—
‘‘(A) RAIL CONNECTION BETWEEN PENN STATION NEWARK
AND
BROAD
STREET
STATION, NEWARK.—Of the amounts
made available for the New Jersey Urban Core Project
under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code,
for fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall
set aside 10 percent, but not more than $5,000,000, per
fiscal year for preliminary engineering, design, and
construction of the rail connection between Penn Station,
Newark and Broad Street Station, Newark.
‘‘(B) NEWARK-NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-ELIZA-
BETH TRANSIT LINK.—Of the amounts made available for
the New Jersey Urban Core Project under section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal
years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary, after making the
set aside under subparagraph (A), shall set aside 10 per-
cent, but not more than $5,000,000 per fiscal year for
preliminary engineering, design, and construction of the
Newark-Newark International Airport-Elizabeth Transit
Link, including construction of the auxiliary New Jersey
Transit station, described in subsection (d).
‘‘(C) LIGHT RAIL CONNECTION AND ALIGNMENT WITHIN
AND
SERVING
THE
CITY
OF
ELIZABETH.—Of the amounts
made available for the New Jersey Urban Core Project
under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code,
for fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary, after
making the set-aside under subparagraphs (A) and (B),
shall set aside 10 percent but not more than $5,000,000
per fiscal year for preliminary engineering, design, and
construction of the light rail connection and alignment
within and serving the city of Elizabeth as described in
subsection (d).’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 3031(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2122) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 3(i) of the Federal Transit
Act (relating to criteria for new starts)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘; except’’ and all that follows through
‘‘such element’’.
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(3) ELEMENTS OF NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Sec-
tion 3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122) is amended—
(A) by inserting after ‘‘Secaucus Transfer’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘(including relocation and construction of the Bergen
County and Pascack Valley Rail Lines and the relocation
of the Main/Bergen Connection with construction of a rail
station and associated components to and at the contiguous
New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘, Newark-Newark International Air-
port-Elizabeth Transit Link’’ and inserting ‘‘(including a
connection from the Vince Lombardi Station to Saddlebrook
and Edgewater), restoration of commuter rail service along
the Northern Branch Line of the West Shore Line, Newark-
Newark International Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link
(including construction of an auxiliary New Jersey Light
Rail Transit station directly connected to and integrated
with the Amtrak Northeast Corridor Station at Newark
International Airport, providing access from the Newark-
Newark International Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit
Link to the Newark International Airport)’’; and
(C) by inserting after ‘‘New York Penn Station Con-
course,’’ the following: ‘‘the restoration of commuter rail
service in Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or Jamesburg,
New Jersey, as described in section 3035(p) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2131), a light rail extension of the Newark-Newark
International Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit Link
from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the towns of Cranford,
Westfield, Fanwood, and Plainfield in Union County, New
Jersey, and any appropriate light rail connections and
alignments within the city of Elizabeth to be determined
by the city of Elizabeth and the New Jersey Department
of Transportation (and which shall include connecting mid-
town Elizabeth to Route 1 Park and Ride, the Elizabeth
Car House Museum, Division Street, Singer Place, Ferry
Terminal, Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth Port to Lot D
at Newark Airport) and any appropriate fixed guideway
system in Passaic County,’’.
(f) LOS ANGELES MOS–3 PROJECT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, the Los
Angeles MOS–3 project referenced in subsection (a)(38) may
include any fixed guideway project or projects selected by the
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for
development in the transportation corridors to be served by
the 3 extensions of MOS–3 of the Los Angeles County Metro
Rail project, as described in section 3034(i) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
(2) ALTERNATIVES.—In considering fixed guideway alter-
natives and selecting any revised preferred alternative in the
East Side or Mid City corridors of MOS–3, the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall—
(A) fully evaluate the potential impact of the alter-
natives on the integrity of the neighborhoods in the corridor
involved;
(B) address the capacity of the alternatives to serve
transit dependent riders;
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(C) identify and address any disproportionately high
and adverse effects on minority and low income popu-
lations, in accordance with the Executive Order on Federal
Actions to Address Environmental Justice (EO 12898; Feb-
ruary 11, 1994); and
(D) otherwise comply with all applicable Federal and
State planning and environmental requirements.
(g) BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
PROGRAM.—Section 3035(nn) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2134) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, and alternatives for double tracking
and related improvements’’ after ‘‘Penn Station extensions’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘shall provide for double tracking and
related improvements and’’ after ‘‘under this paragraph’’;
and
(C) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
‘‘Funds for projects under this paragraph shall be provided
at an 80 percent Government share. In applying the local
share evaluation criteria in section 5309, of title 49, United
States Code, the Secretary shall compare the aggregate
expenditure of State and local funds, including Federal
highway funds provided by the State of Maryland, for
all phases of the Central Corridor Light Rail project.’’;
and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, including capac-
ity and efficiency improvements through construction of
a Penn-Camden Connection, MARC maintenance and stor-
age facilities, and other capacity related improvements,
and the Silver Spring Intermodal Center’’ before the period;
and
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘provide for
construction of the Penn-Camden Connection, MARC
maintenance and storage facilities, and other capacity
related improvements, and the Silver Spring Intermodal
Center, and shall’’ after ‘‘shall’’.
SEC. 3031. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES.
(a) GUARANTEED FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available
to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code,
for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the Secretary shall make
funds available for the following projects in not less than the
amounts specified for the fiscal year:
Project
FY 1999 (in
millions)
FY 2000 (in
millions)
1.
Albuquerque, NM buses .......................................
1.250
1.250
2.
Alexandria, VA bus maintenance facility ...........
1.000
1.000
3.
Alexandria, VA King Street Station access ........
1.100
0.000
4.
Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority buses and
transit system improvements ..........................
0.842
0.842
5.
Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Logan
Valley Mall Suburban Transfer Center ..........
0.080
0.000
6.
Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Transit
Center improvements .......................................
0.424
0.000
7.
Arkansas Highway and Transit Department
buses ..................................................................
0.200
2.000