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organization, person, or governmental body may contribute
funds to a joint partnership project.
‘‘(4) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall periodi-
cally give public notice of the technical areas for which joint
partnerships are solicited, required qualifications of consortia
desiring to participate, the method of selection and evaluation
criteria to be used in selecting participating consortia and
projects, and the process by which innovation projects described
in paragraph (1) will be awarded.
‘‘(5) USE
OF
REVENUES.—The Secretary shall accept, to
the maximum extent practicable, a portion of the revenues
resulting from sales of an innovation project funded under
this section. Such revenues shall be accounted for separately
within the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund
and shall be available to the Secretary for activities under
this subsection. Annual revenues that are less than $1,000,000
shall be available for obligation without further appropriation
and shall not be subject to any obligation limitation.
‘‘(e) INTERNATIONAL MASS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary is authorized to engage
in activities to inform the United States domestic mass
transportation community about technological innovations
available in the international marketplace and activities that
may afford domestic businesses the opportunity to become glob-
ally competitive in the export of mass transportation products
and services. Such activities may include—
‘‘(A) 
development, 
monitoring, 
assessment, 
and
dissemination domestically of information about worldwide
mass transportation market opportunities;
‘‘(B) cooperation with foreign public sector entities in
research, development, demonstration, training, and other
forms of technology transfer and exchange of experts and
information;
‘‘(C) advocacy, in international mass transportation
markets, of firms, products, and services available from
the United States;
‘‘(D) informing the international market about the tech-
nical quality of mass transportation products and services
through participation in seminars, expositions, and similar
activities; and
‘‘(E) offering those Federal Transit Administration
technical services which cannot be readily obtained from
the United States private sector to foreign public authori-
ties planning or undertaking mass transportation projects
if the cost of these services will be recovered under the
terms of each project.
‘‘(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary may carry out activities
under this subsection in cooperation with other Federal agen-
cies, State or local agencies, public and private nonprofit institu-
tions, government laboratories, foreign governments, or any
other organization the Secretary determines is appropriate.
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—The funds available to carry out this sub-
section shall include revenues paid to the Secretary by any
cooperating organization or person. Such revenues shall be
accounted for separately within the Mass Transit Account of
the Highway Trust Fund and shall be available to the Secretary
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to carry out activities under this subsection, including pro-
motional materials, travel, reception, and representation
expenses necessary to carry out such activities. Annual reve-
nues that are less than $1,000,000 shall be available for obliga-
tion without further appropriation and shall not be subject
to any obligation limitation. Not later than January 1 of each
fiscal year, the Secretary shall publish a report on the activities
under this paragraph funded from the account.’’.
(b) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PROGRAM.—Of the
funds made available for each fiscal year to carry out section
5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, $4,850,000 shall be
available to carry out the fuel cell powered transit bus program
and the intermodal transportation fuel cell bus maintenance facility.
(c) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants for the
development of low speed magnetic levitation technology for
public transportation purposes in urban areas to demonstrate
energy efficiency, congestion mitigation, and safety benefits.
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available under sec-
tion 5001(a)(2) of this Act for each of fiscal years 1998 through
2003, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry
out this subsection.
(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share payable on account
of activities carried out using a grant made under this sub-
section shall be 80 percent of the cost of such activities.
SEC. 3016. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Section 5314(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’.
SEC. 3017. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5315(a) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘and architectural design’’
before the semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘carrying out’’ and inserting
‘‘delivering’’;
(3) in paragraph (11) by inserting ‘‘, construction manage-
ment, insurance, and risk management’’ before the semicolon
at the end;
(4) in paragraph (13) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(5) in paragraph (14) by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(15) innovative finance; and
‘‘(16) workplace safety.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section
5315 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by striking
‘‘mass transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘transit’’.
SEC. 3018. BUS TESTING FACILITIES.
(a) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
5318(b) 
is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘make a contract with’’ and inserting ‘‘enter
into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant
to,’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘or organization’’ after ‘‘person’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘, cooperative agreement, or grant’’ after
‘‘The contract’’; and
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(4) by inserting ‘‘mass transportation’’ after ‘‘and other’’.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Section 5318(d) is amended
by striking ‘‘make a contract with’’ and inserting ‘‘enter into a
contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to,’’.
SEC. 3019. BICYCLE FACILITIES.
Section 5319 is amended by striking ‘‘under this section is
for 90 percent of the cost of the project’’ and inserting ‘‘made
eligible by this section is for 90 percent of the cost of the project,
except that, if the grant or any portion of the grant is made
with funds required to be expended under section 5307(k) and
the project involves providing bicycle access to mass transportation,
that grant or portion of that grant shall be at a Federal share
of 95 percent’’.
SEC. 3020. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5323(d) is amended by
striking
‘‘BUYING
AND
OPERATING
BUSES.—’’ and inserting
‘‘CONDITION ON CHARTER BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.—’’.
(b) BUY AMERICA.—Section 5323(j)(7) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(7) OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT INADVERTENT ERROR.—The
Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, iron,
or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any certifi-
cation of noncompliance or failure to properly complete the
certification (but not including failure to sign the certification)
under this subsection if such manufacturer or supplier attests
under penalty of perjury that such manufacturer or supplier
submitted an incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent
or clerical error. The burden of establishing inadvertent or
clerical error is on the manufacturer or supplier.’’.
(c) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE.—Section 5323(i) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(i) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—
A grant for a project to be assisted under this chapter that involves
acquiring vehicle-related equipment required by the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or vehicle-related
equipment (including clean fuel or alternative fuel vehicle-related
equipment) for purposes of complying with or maintaining compli-
ance with the Clean Air Act, is for 90 percent of the net project
cost of such equipment attributable to compliance with those Acts.
The Secretary shall have discretion to determine, through prac-
ticable administrative procedures, the costs of such equipment
attributable to compliance with those Acts.’’.
(d) HHS AND
PUBLIC
TRANSIT
SERVICE.—Section 5323 is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections
(l) and (m), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
‘‘(k) PARTICIPATION
OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
IN DESIGN
AND DELIVERY OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.—To the extent fea-
sible, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that
receive assistance from Government sources (other than the Depart-
ment of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation services—
‘‘(1) shall participate and coordinate with recipients of
assistance under this chapter in the design and delivery of
transportation services; and
‘‘(2) shall be included in the planning for those services.’’.
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(e) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 5323 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(n) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATIONS.—A certification required
under this chapter and any additional certification or assurance
required by law or regulation to be submitted to the Secretary
may be consolidated into a single document to be submitted
annually as part of a grant application under this chapter. The
Secretary shall publish annually a list of all certifications required
under this chapter with the publication required under section
5336(e)(2).’’.
(f) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 5323 is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(o) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—The grant requirements under sec-
tions 5307 and 5309 apply to any project under this chapter that
receives any assistance or other financing under the Transportation
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998.’’.
SEC. 3021. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INTERCITY RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT FROM MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT OF HIGH-
WAY TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot program
to determine the benefits of using funds from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund for intercity passenger rail.
Any assistance provided to the State of Oklahoma under sections
5307 and 5311 of title 49, United States Code, during fiscal years
1998 through 2003 may be used for capital improvements to, and
operating assistance for, intercity passenger rail service.
(b) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2002, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
a report on the pilot program established under this section.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include—
(A) an evaluation of the effect of the pilot program
on alternative forms of transportation within the State
of Oklahoma;
(B) an evaluation of the effect of the program on opera-
tors of mass transportation and their passengers;
(C) a calculation of the amount of Federal assistance
provided under this section transferred for the provision
of intercity passenger rail service; and
(D) an estimate of the benefits to intercity passenger
rail service, including the number of passengers served,
the number of route miles covered, and the number of
localities served by intercity passenger rail service.
SEC. 3022. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT.—Section 5325 is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) EFFICIENT
PROCUREMENT.—A recipient may award a
procurement contract under this chapter to other than the lowest
bidder when the award furthers an objective consistent with the
purposes of this chapter, including improved long-term operating
efficiency and lower long-term costs.’’.