53 of title 49, United States Code, except to the extent 
that the Secretary determines that the requirements are 
inconsistent with this Act, its purposes, or any subsequent 
rules or guidance issued pursuant to this Act. 
(d) AMOUNT.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Transportation for grants 
under this section $75,000,000 for each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2029. 
(e) AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization under this section shall 
remain available until expended. In the event that 
the Secretary exercises discretion provided in section 
202 to withhold certain funds in any fiscal year, any 
remaining funds from that fiscal year shall be avail-
able in subsequent fiscal years, subject to limitations 
described in this subsection. 
(2) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS.—With regard to 
any remaining funds described in this subsection— 
(A) such funds shall not be expended be-
yond fiscal year 2033; 
(B) not more than $200,000,000 shall be 
expended in any single fiscal year; 
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(C) in the event that the Secretary chooses 
to expend such funds in fiscal years 2030, 
2031, 2032 or 2033— 
(i) the total amount for any such fis-
cal year shall not exceed $150,000,000; 
and 
(ii) the Secretary shall, to the greatest 
extent practicable, make such funds avail-
able in a decreasing amount beginning in 
fiscal year 2030. 
(3) AUTHORITY
FOR
WMATA
TO
RETAIN 
FUNDS.—In the event that the Authority does not 
spend the entire amount of funds granted by the 
Secretary or the Signatories pursuant to this sec-
tion, the Authority may retain up to 20 percent of 
the remaining funds and may spend such funds in 
a subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 202. NEW WMATA COMPACT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a means by which the Signatories, with guidance 
from the Secretary, may collaborate to adopt a succeeding 
interstate Compact that meets the criteria and other 
benchmarks set forth in this Act. 
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(b) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 90 days after the 
Metro Reform Board is established pursuant to title I, the 
Secretary shall establish— 
(1) parameters and guidelines to which the Sig-
natories shall adhere as they collaborate to adopt a 
succeeding interstate Compact that meets the cri-
teria and other benchmarks described in this Act; 
(2) language that meets the criteria described 
in this section and which shall be incorporated into 
a succeeding interstate Compact; and 
(3) a system of goals and metrics by which the 
Secretary shall be able to determine the extent to 
which— 
(A) the Authority, governed by the Metro 
Reform Board, is making substantial progress 
with regard to reaching the goals described in 
section 103; 
(B) the Signatories are making progress 
toward complying with this section to amend 
the interstate Compact; and 
(C) the Authority, governed by the suc-
ceeding Metro Board, is making substantial 
progress with regard to reaching the goals and 
metrics described in this section. 
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(c) REPORT.—Once the parameters, guidelines, lan-
guage, and system described in subsection (a) are estab-
lished, the Secretary shall transmit such parameters, 
guidelines, language, and system to the Signatories, the 
appropriate congressional committees, and the Authority. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—In addition to the limita-
tions in section 201, the Secretary shall not release 
any funds authorized under such section unless the 
Secretary certifies that— 
(A) by using the Compact amendment 
process, the Signatories have replaced the 
Board in operation and installed a Metro Re-
form Board, pursuant to this Act; and 
(B) all members of the Metro Reform 
Commission have been appointed. 
(2) COMMENSURATE RELEASE OF FUNDS.—In 
addition to the limitations in paragraph (1) and sec-
tion 201, the Secretary shall release funds author-
ized under section 201 in a manner commensurate 
with the extent to which— 
(A) the Signatories are in compliance with 
subsections (b)(1) and (b)(3)(B); and 
(B) the Authority— 
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(i) governed by the Metro Reform 
Board, is making substantial progress with 
regard to reaching the goals described in 
section 103 and the metrics described sub-
section (b)(3)(A); or 
(ii) governed by the succeeding Metro 
Board, is making substantial progress with 
regarding to reaching the goals described 
in this section. 
(3) NO
TRANSFERS.—Any remaining grant 
funds for any fiscal year shall not be transferred to 
other accounts within the Department of Transpor-
tation. 
(4) FUTURE SECRETARIES.—In the event that 
a successor Secretary of Transportation enters office 
after establishment of the system referenced in sub-
section (a), the successor may continue using such 
system, or may establish a new system, except that 
the successor shall not implement a new system 
without submission to, and written approval by, each 
of the appropriate congressional committees. 
(e) REPORT.—The certification referenced in sub-
section (c)(1) shall be transmitted as soon as practicable 
to the appropriate congressional committees, the Signato-
ries, and the Authority. The disbursement of funds shall 
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not take place until the Appropriations Committees of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate receive the re-
port. 
(f) ASSISTANCE WITH GOALS AND METRICS.—In ac-
cordance with section 402, the Secretary shall enter into 
a contract with the National Academy of Public Adminis-
tration to provide assistance to the Secretary, the Author-
ity, and the Signatories for the purposes of implementing 
this Act, aiding with the transition from Metro Reform 
Board to the succeeding the Metro Board, and for other 
purposes. 
(g) PARAMETERS AND GUIDELINES.—With respect 
to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall ensure that the new interstate Compact will improve 
the outlook of— 
(1) general finances; 
(2) general operations; 
(3) management; 
(4) maintenance; 
(5) pensions; 
(6) labor relations; and 
(7) day-to-day safety operations. 
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SEC. 203. PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED BY SECRETARY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to section 202, the 
Secretary shall ensure that the succeeding interstate Com-
pact improves all aspects of the Authority, including— 
(1) the short-, medium-, and long-term financial 
outlook; 
(2) general operations; 
(3) management and governing structure; 
(4) maintaining a state of good repair; 
(5) the pension and retirement benefits pro-
grams; 
(6) labor relations; and 
(7) culture of safety. 
(b) SUCCEEDING WMATA BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) MAKEUP.—The WMATA Board shall con-
sist of 9 Directors, of whom— 
(A) 2 shall be appointed by the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia; 
(B) 2 shall be appointed by the Governor 
of Maryland; 
(C) 1 shall be appointed by the Northern 
Virginia Transportation Commission; 
(D) 1 shall be appointed by the Governor 
of Virginia; 
(E) 2 shall be appointed by the Secretary 
of Transportation; and 
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(F) 1 shall be jointly appointed by the 
Governors and the Mayor, in consultation with 
the Northern Virginia Transportation Commis-
sion, the Washington Suburban Transit Com-
mission, and the City Council of the District of 
Columbia, respectively, and that Director shall 
serve as Chair of the Board. In the event that 
the Governors and the Mayor fail to jointly ap-
prove the Chair of the Board within 30 days 
after Congress grants consent to a succeeding 
interstate Compact, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall appoint a third individual who shall 
serve as Chair. 
(2) REMOVAL.—Directors shall only be removed 
from service to the Board for cause. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Board of Directors, 
to the greatest extent practicable, shall possess de-
monstrable experience in engineering, finance; public 
sector financial management or oversight; mass 
transit management; planning in transit, mass tran-
sit, transportation, or land use; public safety; home-
land security; human resources; labor relations man-
agement; or as a chief executive officer, chief finan-
cial officer, or be a board member of a large capac-
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ity, publicly traded organization. Appointed Direc-
tors may not currently hold elected political office. 
(4) RULES; NO JURISDICTIONAL VETO.—Except 
as otherwise provided in this title, the Board shall 
adopt its own rules and procedures for meetings and 
conducting business, except that the Board shall not 
adopt a rule, method, or procedure by which a mi-
nority of Directors may vote to prevent action by the 
Board. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—Directors of the Board 
shall be compensated by the Authority for their serv-
ice. The rates of compensation and reimbursement 
shall be established at uniform rates across appoint-
ing authorities. 
(6) SEPARATION
OF
ACCOUNTS.—The Board 
shall keep separate its capital budget funds and its 
expense budget funds. The Board shall not transfer 
funds between accounts or use funds in one account 
to make payments for items which should be paid by 
the other account. 
(c) LIMITS ON ANNUAL SPENDING INCREASES.—The 
Signatories shall include in any amendment to the Com-
pact limits on annual spending increases relating to— 
(1) capital expenses; 
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(2) nonpersonnel-related expenses within the 
operations account; and 
(3) personnel-related expenses within the oper-
ations account. 
(d) WAIVER.—In the event that the Authority identi-
fies a critical need which requires the Authority to exceed 
the limits on the annual spending growth rates established 
pursuant to subsection (c), the Authority may seek a waiv-
er by submitting an appeal, in writing, to the legislative 
bodies of the Signatories and the executive of the jurisdic-
tion of each Signatory justifying the need to exceed the 
limits and the legislative bodies may vote to approve such 
appeal. A waiver shall only be granted upon approval by 
each of the legislative bodies of the Signatories and the 
executives thereof. The terms of such a waiver shall not 
exceed 2 years. 
(e) LIMIT ON ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND-
ING JURISDICTIONS FOR OPERATIONS.—The Signatories 
shall include an any amendment to the Compact a limit 
of 3 percent relating to the annual growth in the rate of 
spending by the funding jurisdictions to subsidize oper-
ational needs of the Authority. 
(f) LABOR PROVISIONS.— 
(1) ARBITRATION.—In case of any dispute over 
labor rights involving the Authority and such em-
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ployees where collective bargaining does not result in 
agreement, the Authority shall submit such dispute 
to the National Mediation Board. 
(2) MANAGED COMPETITION.—The Board shall 
undertake a full-cost accounting and analysis to de-
termine the potential benefits associated with con-
tracting services and functions currently provided by 
employees of the Authority and shall incorporate a 
system of managed competition for labor and service 
contracts. 
(3) EMPLOYEE
PROTECTIONS.—Employees of 
the Authority shall be afforded the rights and pro-
tections prescribed in title III of this Act. 
(g) RETIREMENT PLANS.—With respect to pension 
and retirement benefits plans for employees of the Author-
ity— 
(1) the Authority shall honor all pension obliga-
tions for employees retired from the Authority and 
currently receiving a pension; 
(2) the Authority shall, for employees who, on 
the date of enactment of this Act, have accumulated 
a total of 5 years of employment with the Authority, 
devise a system which limits those enrolled in the 
Authority’s pension plan to having not more than 
100 percent of base annual salary as the amount 
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