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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, unobli-
gated funds made available for new fixed guideway system projects 
under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Capital invest-
ment grants’’ in any appropriations Act prior to this Act may 
be used during this fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for 
such projects. 
SEC. 164. During fiscal year 2009, each Federal Transit 
Administration grant for a project that involves the acquisition 
or rehabilitation of a bus to be used in public transportation shall 
be funded for 90 percent of the net capital costs of a biodiesel 
bus or a factory-installed or retrofitted hybrid electric propulsion 
system and any equipment related to such a system: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall have the discretion to determine, through 
practicable administrative procedures, the costs attributable to the 
system and related-equipment. 
SEC. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in regard 
to the Central Link Initial Segment Project, to the extent that 
Federal funds remain available within the current budget for the 
project, the Secretary shall, immediately upon the date of enactment 
of this Act, amend the Full Funding Grant Agreement for said 
project to allow remaining Federal funds to be used to support 
completion of the Airport Link extension of said project. 
SEC. 166. Any unexpended funds in Federal Transit Administra-
tion grant numbers KS–03–0018 and KS–03–0032 shall be made 
available, at the request of the State, for a bus rapid transit 
project and related capital purchases and facility improvements, 
in Johnson County, Kansas City, KS under the terms and conditions 
required to carry out section 5309(b)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code to the extent applicable. 
SEC. 167. Of the balances available for this fiscal year to 
carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309(b) left to the discretion of the Secretary 
of Transportation, $100,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 168. None of the funds provided or limited under this 
Act may be used to issue a final regulation under section 5309 
of title 49, United States Code, except that the Federal Transit 
Administration may continue to review comments received on the 
proposed rule (Docket No. FTA–2006–25737). 
SEC. 169. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry 
boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) 
may be used to construct new vessels and facilities, or to improve 
existing vessels and facilities, including both the passenger and 
vehicle-related elements of such vessels and facilities, and for repair 
facilities: Provided, That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds 
made available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used 
by the City and County of Honolulu to operate a passenger ferry 
boat service demonstration project to test the viability of different 
intra-island ferry boat routes and technologies. 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobli-
gated funds or recoveries under section 5309 of title 49, United 
States Code, that are available to the Secretary of Transportation 
for reallocation shall be directed to projects eligible to use the 
funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 171. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
$2,695,000 appropriated for the Charlotte Rapid Transit Exten-
sion—Northeast Corridor Light Rail Project, North Carolina under
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the Alternatives Analysis Account in division K of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161) shall be used for 
the Charlotte Rapid Transit Extension—Northeast Corridor to carry 
out new fixed guideway or extension to existing fixed guideway 
activities described in section 5309 of title 49, United States Code. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by 
section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations, maintenance, and capital 
asset renewal of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
Development Corporation, $31,842,000, to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United 
States, $174,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities 
authorized by law, $123,360,000, of which $10,500,000 shall remain 
available until expended for maintenance and repair of Schoolships 
at State Maritime Schools, of which $8,150,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for capital improvements at the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy, and of which $53,208,000 shall be 
available for operations at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy: Provided, That amounts apportioned for the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only upon allotments 
made personally by the Secretary of Transportation and not a 
designee: Provided further, That the Superintendent, Deputy Super-
intendent and the Director of the Office of Resource Management 
of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be allot-
ment holders for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 
and the Administrator of Maritime Administration shall hold all 
allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation under the 
previous proviso: Provided further, That 50 percent of the funding 
made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
under this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Maritime Administration, completes a plan 
detailing by program or activity and by object class how such
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funding will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is submitted 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete ves-
sels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under 
section 3506 of Public Law 109–163 or section 54101 of title 46, 
United States Code, $17,500,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That to be considered for assistance, a qualified 
shipyard shall submit an application for assistance no later than 
60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That from 
applications submitted under the previous proviso, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall make grants no later than 120 days after 
enactment of this Act in such amounts as the Secretary determines: 
Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for necessary costs 
of grant administration. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program, not to exceed $3,531,000, which shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Operations and Training’’, 
Maritime Administration. 
SHIP CONSTRUCTION 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
$1,382,554 are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 175. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 
services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, 
contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control 
of the Maritime Administration, and payments received therefor 
shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: 
Provided, That rental payments under any such lease, contract, 
or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 176. No obligations shall be incurred during the current 
fiscal year from the construction fund established by the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note (cds)), or otherwise, in 
excess of the appropriations and limitations contained in this Act 
or in any prior appropriations Act. 
SEC. 177. Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (b) by deleting ‘‘$4,000’’ and inserting in 
lieu thereof ‘‘$8,000’’ and by inserting ‘‘tuition,’’ after ‘‘uniforms,’’.