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all remaining funds shall be provided to the Corporation only on 
a reimbursable basis: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by 
the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation should 
the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Operating Grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ be insufficient to meet 
operational costs for fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds 
provided under this heading to fund the costs of project management 
and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 101(a) and 
101(c) of division B of Public Law 110–432, of which up to $500,000 
may be available for technical assistance for States, the District 
of Columbia, and other public entities responsible for the 
implementation of section 209 of division B of Public Law 110– 
432: Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve funding 
for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of mate-
rials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a 
grant request for each specific capital project justifying the Federal 
support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That except 
as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this heading 
may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds under this heading may 
be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of 
Transportation or on the Corporation’s fiscal year 2016 business 
plan: Provided further, That in addition to the project management 
oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of division B of 
Public Law 110–432, the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$3,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B 
of Public Law 110–432, including the amendments made by section 
212 to section 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That Amtrak shall conduct a business case analysis on 
capital investments that exceed $10,000,000 in life-cycle costs: Pro-
vided further, That each contract for a capital acquisition that 
exceeds $10,000,000 in life-cycle costs shall state that funding is 
subject to the availability of appropriated funds provided by an 
appropriations Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 150. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and 
expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, 
from non-United States Government sources to repair damages 
to or replace United States Government owned automated track 
inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability 
for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section 
shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account 
of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available 
until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of auto-
mated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with 
the automated track inspection program. 
SEC. 151. None of the funds provided to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs 
in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided, That 
the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous
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proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak deter-
mines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency 
of the system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees 
and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter 
and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted: Provided fur-
ther, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2016, a summary 
of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2015 
and the three prior calendar years: Provided further, That such 
summary shall include the total number of employees that received 
waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation paid 
to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2015 and 
for the three prior calendar years. 
SEC. 152. Of the unobligated balances of funds available to 
the Federal Railroad Administration from the ‘‘Railroad Research 
and Development’’ account, $1,960,000 is permanently rescinded: 
Provided, That such amounts are made available to enable the 
Secretary of Transportation to assist Class II and Class III railroads 
with eligible projects pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public 
Law 94–210), as amended: Provided further, That such funds shall 
be available for applicant expenses in preparing to apply and 
applying for direct loans and loan guarantees: Provided further, 
That these funds shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 153. Of the unobligated balances of funds available to 
the Federal Railroad Administration, the following funds are hereby 
rescinded: $5,000,000 of the unobligated balances of funds made 
available to fund expenses associated with implementing section 
212 of division B of Public Law 110–432 in the Capital and Debt 
Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
account of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2015; and $14,163,385 of the unobligated balances of funds 
made available from the following accounts in the specified 
amounts—‘‘Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’, 
$267,019; ‘‘Next Generation High-Speed Rail’’, $4,944,504; ‘‘Rail 
Line Relocation and Improvement Program’’, $2,241,385; and 
‘‘Safety and Operations’’, $6,710,477: Provided, That such amounts 
are made available to enable the Secretary of Transportation to 
make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation as 
authorized by section 101(c) of the Passenger Rail Investment and 
Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432) for 
state-of-good-repair backlog and infrastructure improvements on 
Northeast Corridor shared-use infrastructure identified in the 
Northeast 
Corridor 
Infrastructure 
and 
Operations 
Advisory 
Commission’s approved 5-year capital plan: Provided further, That 
these funds shall remain available until expended and shall be 
available for grants in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of 
the total project cost, with the required matching funds to be 
provided consistent with the Commission’s cost allocation policy.
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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, $108,000,000, of which not more than 
$6,500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 
U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to 
carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326: Provided, 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 
further, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
2017 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, including 
proposed allocations for fiscal year 2017. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public 
Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment 
of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 
5339, and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 
and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, $10,400,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account 
of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds available for the implementation or execution 
of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as 
amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, and 
section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall not exceed 
total obligations of $9,347,604,639 in fiscal year 2016. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309, 
$2,177,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT 
AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of Public 
Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants 
for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 
and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided further, 
That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify
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that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making 
progress to improve its safety management system in response 
to the Federal Transit Administration’s 2015 safety management 
inspection: Provided further, That prior to approving such grants, 
the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority is making progress toward full implementation 
of the corrective actions identified in the 2014 Financial Manage-
ment Oversight Review Report: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments 
that will improve the safety of the system before approving such 
grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to ensure 
safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements 
of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 
4968). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 
the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority 
under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, 
or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading ‘‘Fixed Guide-
way Capital Investment’’ of the Federal Transit Administration 
for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accom-
panying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2020, and other 
recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds 
for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds appropriated before October 1, 2015, under any section of 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available 
for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under 
the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter 
into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New 
Starts share greater than 60 percent. 
SEC. 164. (a) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), none of the funds in this or any other Act may be 
available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project 
towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 
5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, 
Texas if the proposed capital project is constructed on or planned 
to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd 
Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in 
Houston, Texas. 
(b) EXCEPTION
FOR
A
NEW
ELECTION.—The Metropolitan 
Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, may attempt to con-
struct or construct a new fixed guideway capital project, including 
light rail, in the locations referred to in subsection (a) if— 
(1) voters in the jurisdiction that includes such locations 
approve a ballot proposition that specifies routes on Richmond 
Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard 
north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas; and