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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31106, and 31309 of title 23, United States 
Code, $278,620,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the implementation or execution of programs the obligations 
for which are in excess of $278,620,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier 
Safety Grants’’, of which $193,620,000 shall be available 
for Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program grants to 
States; of which $33,000,000 shall be available for Border 
Enforcement grants to States; $4,000,000 shall be available 
for Performance and Registration Information System 
Management grants to States; $23,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the Commercial Driver’s License and Driver Im-
provement Program grants to States; and $25,000,000 shall 
be available for Commercial Vehicle Information Systems 
and Networks grants to States: Provided further, That for 
grants made to States for implementation of section 210 
of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 1764–1765), and for grants to States, local govern-
ments, or other entities for commercial driver’s license pro-
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gram improvements, the Federal share payable under such 
grants shall be 100 percent: Provided further, That from 
amounts provided under this heading for grants to States 
or local governments for audits of new entrant motor car-
riers, the Secretary of Transportation may withhold such 
funds from a State or local government that is unable to 
use government employees to conduct new entrant motor 
carrier audits and may transfer such funds to ‘‘Motor Car-
rier Safety Operations and Programs’’ to conduct audits 
in those jurisdictions. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 
section 350 of Public Law 107–87, including that the Sec-
retary submit a report to the House and Senate Appropria-
tions Committees annually on the safety and security of 
transportation into the United States by Mexico-domiciled 
motor carriers. 
SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to implement or 
enforce any provisions of the Final Rule, issued on April 
16, 2003 (Docket No. FMCSA–97–2350), with respect to ei-
ther of the following:
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(1) The operators of utility service vehicles, as 
that term is defined in section 395.2 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
(2) Maximum daily hours of service for drivers 
engaged in the transportation of property or pas-
sengers to or from a motion picture or television pro-
duction site located within a 100-air mile radius of 
the work reporting location of such drivers. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, 49 U.S.C. 301, and part 
C of subtitle VI of 49 U.S.C., $226,688,000, to be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or exe-
cution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal 
year 2006, are in excess of $226,688,000 for programs au-
thorized under such sections: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or 
expended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking 
to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading 
standard that is different from the three grading standards
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(treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) already 
in effect. 
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $4,000,000, to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the implementation or exe-
cution of programs the obligations for which are in excess 
of $4,000,000 for the National Driver Register authorized 
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 407A, 410, 412, 
section 7212(a)(9) of the Highway Safety Grant Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 to pay administrative and re-
lated operating expenses under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 
407A, 410, 412, 413 and 414, and section 7223 of the High-
way Safety Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2005, 
to remain available until expended, $548,182,095 to be de-
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rived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account): Provided, That none of the funds in this 
Act shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2006, 
are in excess of $548,182,095 for programs authorized under 
23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 407A, 410, 412, 413 and 414, and 
section 7223 of the Highway Safety Grant Program Reau-
thorization Act of 2005, of which $209,217,985 shall be for 
‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402, 
$149,667,110 shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Programs’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 405, $7,400,000 shall be for ‘‘Demonstra-
tion Programs related to older drivers, law enforcement, 
and motorcycle training’’ under 23 U.S.C. 406, $5,000,000 
shall be for the ‘‘Emergency Medical Services Program’’ 
under 23 U.S.C. 407A, $115,721,000 shall be for the ‘‘Im-
paired 
Driving 
Program’’ 
under 
U.S.C. 
410, 
$45,000,000 shall be for ‘‘State Traffic Safety Information 
System Improvements’’ under 23 U.S.C. 412, $16,176,000 
shall be for ‘‘administrative and related operating expenses’’ 
under section 7212(a)(9) of the Highway Safety Grant Pro-
gram Reauthorization Act of 2005 for 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 
406, 407A, 410, 412, 413 and 414, and section 7223 of the 
Highway Safety Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 
2005: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be 
used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or
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for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 ‘‘Alco-
hol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be 
available for technical assistance to the States. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
States may use funds provided in this Act under section 
402 of title 23, United States Code, to produce and place 
highway safety public service messages in television, radio, 
cinema, and print media, and on the Internet in accord-
ance with guidance issued by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That any State that uses funds for such 
public service messages shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port describing and assessing the effectiveness of the mes-
sages: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the funds allo-
cated under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, shall 
be used as directed by the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administrator to purchase national paid advertising (in-
cluding production and placement) to support national 
safety belt mobilizations: Provided further, That, of the 
funds allocated under section 163 of title 23, United States 
Code, $6,000,000 shall be used as directed by the Adminis-
trator to support national impaired driving mobilizations 
and enforcement efforts, and $14,000,000 shall be used as
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directed by the Administrator to purchase national paid 
advertising (including production and placement) to sup-
port such national impaired driving mobilizations and en-
forcement efforts. 
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for fiscal year 2006 the Secretary of Transportation is au-
thorized to use amounts made available to carry out section 
157 of title 23, United States Code, to make innovative 
project allocations, not to exceed the prior year’s amounts 
for such allocations, before making incentive grants for use 
of seat belts. 
SEC. 132. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $130,000 of the funds made available under 
sections 403 of title 23 U.S.C. and 7212(a)(9) of the High-
way Safety Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2005 
to pay administrative and related operating expenses under 
23 U.S.C. 402 shall be available to the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration for travel and related ex-
penses for State management reviews and highway safety 
staff core competency development training. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $146,000,000, of which 
$13,856,000 shall remain available until expended.
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RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $41,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue 
to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations 
pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as 
amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be 
necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the 
guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sec-
tions 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist 
as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as 
amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commit-
ments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk 
premium during fiscal year 2006. 
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL 
For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High- 
Speed Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 26101 
and 26102, $11,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the Alaska Railroad, $20,000,000, for capital re-
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habilitation and improvements benefiting its passenger op-
erations, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make a 
grant to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(‘‘Corporation’’) for the operation and capital expenses of 
intercity passenger rail service, $1,450,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That, not later than six 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, no federal 
grants from funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
for the purposes of providing food and beverage services ex-
cept as a capital expenditure that results in no operating 
subsidy: Provided further, That, not later than six months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall provide 
food and beverage service on its trains only if revenues from 
the provision of food and beverage service shall equal or ex-
ceed the cost of providing said service, pursuant to 49 
U.S.C. Section 24305: Provided further, That, not later 
than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
no funds appropriated under this heading shall be used by 
the Corporation for the purposes of providing sleeper car 
service except to the extent that the revenues from the provi-
sion of sleeper car accommodations equal or exceed the cost 
of providing said service: Provided further, That the Cor-
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poration may impose a passenger service surcharge on each 
ticket issued equivalent to 5 percent of the value of said 
ticket for all tickets issued for travel in the Northeast Cor-
ridor, or route segment, between Washington, DC and Bos-
ton, MA and equivalent to 2 percent of the value of said 
ticket price for all tickets issued for travel on a route outside 
the Northeast Corridor, the proceeds of which shall be used 
for capital investments: Provided further, That the Corpora-
tion shall not impose said surcharge if it finds that such 
a surcharge shall have a deleterious impact on ridership 
and revenues: Provided further, That, of the funds provided 
under this section, not less than $5,000,000 shall be ex-
pended for the development and implementation of a mana-
gerial cost accounting system, which includes average and 
marginal unit cost capability: Provided further, That with-
in 30 days of development of the managerial cost account-
ing system, the Department of Transportation Inspector 
General shall review and comment to the Secretary of 
Transportation and the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations, upon the strengths and weaknesses of the 
system and how it best can be implemented to improve deci-
sion making by the Board of Directors and management 
of the Corporation: Provided further, That the Corporation 
shall determine the cost to the Corporation for the annual 
Northeast Corridor maintenance costs attributable to com-
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muter rail operations over said Corridor: Provided further, 
that these costs shall be calculated by the Corporation based 
on the train mile usage of each commuter rail authority 
as a percentage of the total number of annual train miles 
used by all users of the Northeast Corridor: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may assess fees to each commuter rail authority 
for any direct maintenance costs associated with that rail 
authority’s train mile usage of the corridor minus any di-
rect annual contributions made by that commuter authority 
for the use of the northeast Corridor in that fiscal year: 
Provided further, That no funds may be used by the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation to influence a mem-
ber of Congress in acting upon proposed legislation except 
to the extent that such efforts are consistent with the pro-
gram and policies of the Amtrak Board of Directors as ar-
ticulated by the Amtrak President. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
from funds made available to the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration under the heading ‘‘Next Generation High-Speed 
Rail’’ in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 (Pub-
lic Law 108–447), the Secretary of Transportation shall 
award a grant in the amount of $500,000 to the Maine
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Department of Transportation for Safety and Mitigation 
Rail Relocation in Auburn, Maine. 
SEC. 141. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds made available to the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion for the Illinois statewide highway-rail crossing safety 
program on page 1420 of the Joint Explanatory Statement 
of the Committee of Conference for Public Law 108–447 
(House Report 108–792) shall be made available to the Illi-
nois Commerce Commission for the Public Education and 
Enforcement Research (PEERS) program to improve rail- 
grade crossing safety through education and enforcement 
initiatives. 
SEC. 142. Notwithstanding any existing federal legis-
lation, from funds available to the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration under the heading of ‘‘Next Generation High- 
Speed Rail’’ in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
2004, Public Law 108–199; the Secretary of Transportation 
may award a grant of $1,000,000 to the New Orleans Re-
gional Planning Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana for 
site planning and an update of the Master Plan for the 
Union Passenger Terminal, located at New Orleans, Lou-
isiana.
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $13,411,000: Provided, 
That no more than $79,544,000 of budget authority shall 
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of 
the funds available not to exceed $925,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Administrator; not to exceed $6,800,000 
shall be available for the Office of Administration; not to 
exceed $4,200,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Chief Counsel; not to exceed $1,300,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Communication and Congressional Affairs; 
not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Program Management; not to exceed $7,200,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Budget and Policy; not to exceed 
$4,700,000 shall be available for the Office of Demonstra-
tion and Innovation; not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Civil Rights; not to exceed 
$4,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Planning; not 
to exceed $21,000,000 shall be available for regional offices; 
and not to exceed $16,219,000 shall be available for the cen-
tral account: Provided further, That the Administrator is 
authorized to transfer funds appropriated for an office of 
the Federal Transit Administration: Provided further, That
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no appropriation for an office shall be increased or de-
creased by more than a total of 5 percent during the fiscal 
year by all such transfers: Provided further, That any 
change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted 
for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That any funding trans-
ferred from the central account shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent 
office of transit security under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds in this Act available for the execu-
tion of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, United 
States Code, $2,000,000 shall be reimbursed to the Depart-
ment of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for 
costs associated with audits and investigations of transit- 
related issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway sys-
tems: Provided further, That up to $2,500,000 for the Na-
tional transit database shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That upon submission to the Con-
gress of the fiscal year 2007 President’s budget, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the an-
nual report on new starts, including proposed allocations 
of funds for fiscal year 2007.
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FORMULA GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 
5308, 5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law 
105–178, $734,117,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That no more than $4,354,191,000 of budget au-
thority shall be available for these purposes. 
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505, 
$981,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That no more than $5,818,000 of budget authority shall be 
available for these purposes. 
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303, 
5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 
5322, $26,350,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That no more than $156,287,000 of budget authority 
shall be available for these purposes: Provided further, That 
$5,208,000 is available to provide rural transportation as-
sistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)), $3,967,000 is available to 
carry out programs under the National Transit Institute 
(49 U.S.C. 5315), $8,992,000 is available to carry out tran-
sit cooperative research programs (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)), 
$104,004,000 is available for State and metropolitan plan-
ning; and $34,116,000 is available for the national plan-
ning and research program (49 U.S.C. 5314).
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TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pay-
ment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 
5303–5308, 5310–5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, 5334, 5505, 
and sections 3037 and 3038 of Public Law 105–178, 
$6,824,667,000, to remain available until expended, and to 
be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 
Trust Fund: Provided, That $3,620,074,000 shall be paid 
to the Federal Transit Administration’s formula grants ac-
count: Provided further, That $129,937,000 shall be paid 
to the Federal Transit Administration’s transit planning 
and research account: Provided further, That $66,133,000 
shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s ad-
ministrative expenses account: Provided further, That 
$4,837,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administra-
tion’s university transportation research account: Provided 
further, That $101,292,000 shall be paid to the Federal 
Transit Administration’s job access and reverse commute 
grants program: Provided further, That $2,902,394,000 
shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s Cap-
ital Investment Grants account. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 
5309, 5318, and 5327, $588,578,000, to remain available
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until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
no 
more 
than 
$3,490,972,000 of budget authority shall be available for 
these purposes: Provided further, That there shall be avail-
able for fixed guideway modernization, $1,307,473,000; 
there shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, 
and purchase of buses and related equipment and the con-
struction of bus-related facilities, $796,977,000, and there 
shall be available for new fixed guideway systems 
$1,386,522,000, to be available as follows: 
Alaska and Hawaii ferry projects, $10,296,000; 
Baltimore Central Light Rail Double Track 
Project, Maryland, $12,420,000; 
Central Phoenix/East Valley LRT, Arizona, 
$90,000,000; 
Charlotte South Corridor Light Rail Project, 
North Carolina, $55,000,000; 
City of Miami Streetcar, Florida, $2,000,000; 
City of Rock Hill Trolley Study, South Caro-
lina, $400,000; 
Commuter Rail, Albuquerque to Santa Fe, New 
Mexico, $500,000; 
Commuter Rail, Utah, $9,000,000; 
CORRIDORone Regional Rail Project, Pennsyl-
vania, $1,500,000; 
CTA Douglas Blue Line, Illinois, $45,150,000;
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CTA 
Ravenswood 
Brown 
Line, 
Illinois, 
$40,000,000; 
Dallas Northwest/Southeast Light Rail MOS, 
Texas, $12,000,000; 
Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project, Virginia, 
$26,000,000; 
East Corridor Commuter Rail, Nashville, Ten-
nessee, $6,000,000; 
East 
Side 
Access 
Project, 
New 
York, 
$340,000,000; 
Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, Ohio, 
$24,774,513; 
Gainesville-Haymarket VRE Service Extension, 
Virginia, $1,450,000; 
Hartford-New Britain Busway, Connecticut, 
$6,000,000; 
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail MOS 2, New Jersey, 
$100,000,000; 
Kansas City, MO, Southtown BRT, $12,300,000; 
Metra, Illinois, $42,180,000; 
Metro Gold Line Eastside Light Rail Extension, 
California, $80,000,000; 
Houston METRO, Texas, $12,000,000; 
Mid-Coast Light Rail Transit Extension, Cali-
fornia, $7,160,000;
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Mid-Jordan Light Rail Transit Line, Utah, 
$500,000; 
Mission Valley East, California, $7,700,000; 
New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor, 
New Jersey, $3,315,000; 
North Corridor Interstate MAX Light Rail 
Project, Oregon, $18,110,000; 
North 
Shore 
Connector, 
Pennsylvania, 
$55,000,000; 
Northeast Corridor Commuter Rail Project, 
Delaware, $1,425,000; 
Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail Project, Min-
nesota, $2,000,000; 
Oceanside Escondido Rail Project, California, 
$12,210,000; 
Regional Fixed Guideway Project, Nevada, 
$3,000,000; 
Rhode Island Integrated Commuter Rail Project, 
Rhode Island, $6,000,000; 
San Francisco BART Extension to San Fran-
cisco International Airport, California, $81,860,000; 
San Francisco Muni Third Street Light Rail 
Project, California, $10,000,000; 
San 
Juan 
Tren 
Urbano, 
Puerto 
Rico, 
$10,200,000;