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by grants made under this heading: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expendi-
tures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for 
the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant 
request for each specific capital grant justifying the Federal 
support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, 
That none of the funds under this heading may be used 
to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation: Provided 
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 2008 
business plan: Provided further, That $35,000,000 of 
amounts made available under this heading shall be avail-
able until expended for capital improvements if the Cor-
poration demonstrates to the Secretary’s satisfaction that 
the Corporation has achieved operational savings and met 
ridership and revenue targets as defined in the Corpora-
tion’s business plan: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this section, not less than $5,000,000 shall 
be expended for the development and implementation of a 
managerial cost accounting system, which includes average 
and marginal unit cost capability: Provided further, That 
within 90 days of enactment, the Department of Transpor-
tation Inspector General shall review and comment to the 
Secretary of Transportation and the House and Senate 
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Committees on Appropriations upon the strengths and 
weaknesses of the system being developed by the Corporation 
and how it best can be implemented to improve decision 
making by the Board of Directors and management of the 
Corporation: Provided further, That not later than 180 
days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Corporation and the States on the North-
east Corridor, shall establish a common definition of what 
is determined to be a ‘‘state of good repair’’ on the Northeast 
Corridor and report its findings, including definitional 
areas of disagreement, to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations, the House Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, funds provided in this Act for the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation shall immediately cease to be avail-
able to said Corporation in the event that the Corporation 
contracts to have services provided at or from any location 
outside the United States. For purposes of this section, the 
word ‘‘services’’ shall mean any service that was, as of July 
1, 2006, performed by a full-time or part-time Amtrak em-
ployee whose base of employment is located within the 
United States. 
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SEC. 151. Not later than January 1, 2008, the Federal 
Railroad Administrator shall submit a report, and quar-
terly reports thereafter, to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations detailing the Administrator’s efforts 
at improving the on-time performance of Amtrak intercity 
rail service operating on non-Amtrak owned property. Such 
reports shall compare the most recent actual on-time per-
formance data to pre-established on-time performance goals 
that the Administrator shall set for each rail service, identi-
fied by route. Such reports shall also include whatever other 
information and data regarding the on-time performance 
of Amtrak trains the Administrator deems to be appro-
priate. 
SEC. 152. The Secretary may purchase promotional 
items of nominal value for use in public outreach activities 
to accomplish the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 20134: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall prescribe guidelines for the admin-
istration of such purchases and use. 
SEC. 153. Hereafter, any lease or contract entered into 
between the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and 
the State of Maryland or any department or agency of the 
State of Maryland, after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, shall be governed by the laws of the District of Colum-
bia. 
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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, $88,795,000: Provided, 
That of the funds available under this heading, not to exceed 
$910,239 shall be available for the Office of the Adminis-
trator; not to exceed $6,353,739 shall be available for the 
Office of Administration; not to exceed $4,545,039 shall be 
available for the Office of the Chief Counsel; not to exceed 
$1,480,289 shall be available for the Office of Communica-
tion and Congressional Affairs; not to exceed $8,741,339 
shall be available for the Office of Program Management; 
not to exceed $10,857,698 shall be available for the Office 
of Budget and Policy; not to exceed $4,943,589 shall be 
available for the Office of Research, Demonstration and In-
novation; not to exceed $3,234,489 shall be available for the 
Office of Civil Rights; not to exceed $4,458,289 shall be 
available for the Office of Planning; not to exceed 
$22,551,290 shall be available for regional offices; and not 
to exceed $20,719,000 shall be available for the central ac-
count: Provided further, That the Administrator is author-
ized to transfer funds appropriated for an office of the Fed-
eral Transit Administration: Provided further, That no ap-
propriation for an office shall be increased or decreased by 
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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 ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That any funding transferred from 
the central account shall be submitted for approval to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided or limited in this 
Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit secu-
rity under this heading: Provided further, That of the funds 
in this Act available for the execution of contracts under 
section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, $2,000,000 
shall be reimbursed to the Department of Transportation’s 
Office of Inspector General for costs associated with audits 
and investigations of transit-related issues, including re-
views of new fixed guideway systems: Provided further, 
That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
2009 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall transmit to Congress the annual report on new starts, 
including proposed allocations of funds for fiscal year 2009. 
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FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 
5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 
3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, $6,855,000,000, 
to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the High-
way 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, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 
5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, 
as amended, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$7,872,893,000 in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That 
except as provided in section 3044(b)(1) of Public Law 109– 
59, funds made available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308 shall 
instead be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(3): Pro-
vided further, That of the funds available to carry out the 
bus program under section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code, which are not otherwise allocated under this Act or 
under SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), not more than 
10 percent may be expended to carry out the Urban Part-
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nership Congestion Initiative: Provided further, That 
$28,660,920 in unobligated balances are rescinded. 
RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 
5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $65,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That $9,300,000 is available 
to carry out the transit cooperative research program under 
section 5313 of title 49, United States Code, $4,300,000 is 
available for the National Transit Institute under section 
5315 of title 49, United States Code, and $7,000,000 is 
available for university transportation centers program 
under section 5506 of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That $44,900,000 is available to carry out national 
research programs under sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 
5322 of title 49, United States Code. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, $1,566,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds avail-
able under this heading, amounts are to be made available 
as follows: 
For section 5309(m)(6)(B) of title 49, United 
States Code, $15,000,000. 
For section 5309(m)(6)(C) of title 49, United 
States Code, $5,000,000. 
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For the following sections of Public Law 109–59: 
Section 3043(b)(9), $11,200,000; 
Section 3043(d)(35), $18,965,043; 
Section 3043(d)(10), $70,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(18), $5,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(1), $13,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(15), $65,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(21), $125,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(23), $20,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(22), $35,000,000; 
Section 3043(c)(231), $30,000,000; 
Section 3043(a)(19), $90,000,000; 
Section 3043(a)(9), $70,000,000; 
Section 3043(a)(7), $51,560,484; 
Section 3043(a)(5), $36,500,000; 
Section 3043(a)(31), $35,000,000; 
Section 3043(a)(16), $55,192,995; 
Section 3043(b)(20), $200,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(27), $80,000,000; 
Section 3043(a)(20), $33,516,444; 
Section 3043(b)(5), $86,250,000; 
Section 3043(b)(30), $80,000,000; 
Section 3043(a)(30), $70,000,000; 
Section 3043(c)(134), $35,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(23), $21,200,000; 
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Section 3043(d)(39), $3,000,000; 
Section 3043(b)(14), $500,000; 
Section 3043(c)(86), $20,000,000; 
Section 3043(c)(43), $5,000,000; 
Section 3043(c)(153), $20,000,000; and 
Section 3043(c)(258), $5,000,000. 
For the Jacksonville Rapid Transit System 
Phase 1, Florida, $9,870,000; 
For North Corridor BRT, Houston and South-
east Corridor BRT, Texas, $15,000,000; 
For San Francisco Muni Third Street Light 
Rail, California, $10,000,000; 
For 
Mid-Jordan 
Light 
Rail 
Extension, 
$20,000,000; and 
For METRA Connects, Illinois, $1,300,000: 
Provided further, That of the funds available under this 
heading, amounts are to be made available under section 
5309(e). 
For the following sections of Public Law 109–59: 
Section 3043(c)(201), $3,000,000; 
Section 3043(c)(177), $3,000,000; 
Section 3043(d)(3), $1,500,000; 
Section 3043(c)(182), $2,500,000; 
Section 3043(c)(79), $2,000,000; 
Section 3043(c)(197), $6,000,000; 
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Section 3043(c)(173), $1,000,000; and 
Section 3043(c)(95), $14,250,000. 
For State Avenue Corridor BRT, Wyandotte County, 
Kansas, $1,500,000; and 
For Troost Corridor BRT, Missouri, $6,260,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams 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 pre-
viously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds made available by this Act under ‘‘Federal Transit 
Administration, Capital investment grants’’ and bus and 
bus facilities under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, For-
mula and bus grants’’ for projects specified in this Act or 
identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated 
by September 30, 2010, and other recoveries, shall be made 
available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2007, 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. 
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SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
unobligated funds made available for a new fixed guideway 
systems projects under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Ad-
ministration, Capital Investment Grants’’ in any appro-
priations Act prior to this Act may be used during this 
fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such projects. 
SEC. 164. In regard to the Central Link Initial Seg-
ment Project, to the extent that funds remain available 
within the current budget for the project, the Secretary shall 
amend the Full Funding Grant Agreement for said project 
to allow remaining funds to be used to support completion 
of the Airport Link extension of said project. 
SEC. 165. Amounts provided for a high capacity fixed 
guideway light rail and mass transit project for the City 
of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Public Laws 106–69, 106– 
346 and 107–87 shall be available for bus and bus facilities. 
SEC. 166. Any unobligated amounts made available 
for the Commuter Rail, Albuquerque to Santa Fe, New Mex-
ico under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’ under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration’’ in title I of 
division A of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and 
Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Colum-
bia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
(Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2418) shall be made avail-
able for public transportation buses, equipment and facili-
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