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‘‘(ii) $175,000,000 in fiscal year
2006;
‘‘(iii) $200,000,000 in fiscal year
2007;
‘‘(iv) $200,000,000 in fiscal year
2008; and
‘‘(v) $225,000,000 in fiscal year
2009.
‘‘(B) REMAINDER.—After the allocation
under subparagraph (A), the remainder of such
total amount shall be allocated as follows:
‘‘(i) 40 percent for fixed guideway
modernization, to be derived from funds
made available under section 5338(g).
‘‘(ii) 40 percent for major new fixed
capital guideway projects, to be derived
from funds appropriated under section
5338(h).
‘‘(iii) 20 percent to replace, rehabili-
tate, and purchase buses and related
equipment and to construct bus-related fa-
cilities, to be derived from funds made
available under section 5338(g).
‘‘(3) FUNDING FOR FERRY BOAT SYSTEMS.—Of
the amounts made available under paragraphs
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(1)(B) and (2)(B)(ii), $10,400,000 shall be available
in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 for new
fixed guideway capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii
that are for ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities or
that are for approaches to ferry terminal facilities.
Of the amounts made available under paragraphs
(1)(C) and (2)(B)(iii), $10,000,000 shall be avail-
able in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 for
ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities.
‘‘(4) FUEL
CELL
BUS
PROGRAM.—Of the
amounts made available under subsections (m)(1)(C)
and (m)(2)(B)(iii) for a fiscal year, the following
amounts shall be set aside for the national fuel cell
bus technology development program under section
3039 of the Federal Public Transportation Act of
2004:
‘‘(A) $4,849,950 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
‘‘(C) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
‘‘(D) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
‘‘(E) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
‘‘(F) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
‘‘(n) NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECT DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘new fixed guideway
capital project’ means a minimum operable segment of a
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capital project for a new fixed guideway system or exten-
sion to an existing fixed guideway system.’’.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) CHAPTER
ANALYSIS.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating
to section 5309 and inserting the following:
‘‘5309. Capital investment grants.’’.
(2) 
SECTION
5328.—Section 
5328(a) 
is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘5309(e)’’
and inserting ‘‘5309(c)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘under
section 5309(o)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sec-
tion 5309(i)(1)’’.
SEC. 3011. FORMULA GRANTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF EL-
DERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5310 is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘§ 5310. Formula grants for special needs of elderly
individuals and individuals with disabil-
ities’’;
(2) by striking subsections (a) through (g) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
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‘‘(1) 
GRANTS.—The 
Secretary 
may 
make
grants to States and local governmental authorities
under this section for public transportation capital
projects, and operating costs associated with public
transportation capital projects, planned, designed,
and carried out to meet the special needs of elderly
individuals and individuals with disabilities.
‘‘(2) SUBRECIPIENTS.—A State that receives a
grant under this section may allocate the amounts of
the grant to—
‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization if the
public transportation service provided under
paragraph (1) is unavailable, insufficient, or in-
appropriate; or
‘‘(B) a governmental authority that—
‘‘(i) is approved by the State to co-
ordinate services for elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities; or
‘‘(ii) certifies that there are not any
nonprofit organizations readily available in
the area to provide the services described
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) 
ACQUIRING
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES.—A public transportation capital project
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under this section may include acquisition of public
transportation services as an eligible capital expense.
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State or
local governmental authority may use not more than
10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the State
under this section to administer, plan, and provide
technical assistance for a project funded under this
section.
‘‘(b) APPORTIONMENT AND TRANSFERS.—
‘‘(1) APPORTIONMENT.—
‘‘(A) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall ap-
portion amounts made available to carry out
this section under a formula the Secretary ad-
ministers that considers the number of elderly
individuals and individuals with disabilities in
each State.
‘‘(B) LOW DENSITY ADJUSTMENT.—In ad-
ministering the apportionment formula under
subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) in the case of a State with a pop-
ulation density of 10 or fewer persons per
square mile, the Secretary shall multiply
by a factor of 2 the number of elderly indi-
viduals and individuals with disabilities in
the State (as determined using the most
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recent decennial United States Census);
and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a State with a pop-
ulation density of more than 10 but equal
to or fewer than 30 persons per square
mile, the Secretary shall multiply by a fac-
tor of 1.25 the number of elderly individ-
uals and individuals with disabilities in the
State (as determined using the most recent
decennial United States Census).
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS.—Any State’s apportionment
remaining available for obligation at the beginning
of the 90-day period before the end of the period of
availability of the apportionment is available to the
State for transfer to supplement amounts appor-
tioned to the State under section 5311(c) or
5336(a)(1), or both. Any funds transferred pursuant
to this paragraph shall be made available only for el-
igible projects as described in this section.
‘‘(c) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.—
‘‘(1) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—A grant for a capital
project under this section shall be for 80 percent of
the net capital costs of the project, as determined by
the Secretary; except that in the case of a State de-
scribed in section 120(b)(1) of title 23, such percent-
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age shall be increased in accordance with such sec-
tion.
‘‘(2) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.—A grant made
under this section for operating assistance may not
exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs of the
project, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) REMAINDER.—The remainder of the net
project costs—
‘‘(A) may be provided from an undistrib-
uted cash surplus, a replacement or deprecia-
tion cash fund or reserve, a service agreement
with a State or local social service agency or a
private social service organization, or new cap-
ital; and
‘‘(B) may be derived from amounts appro-
priated to or made available to a department or
agency of the Government (other than the De-
partment of Transportation) that are eligible to
be expended for transportation.
‘‘(4) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—For purposes
of paragraph (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of
funds for matching requirements under section
403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to Federal
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or State funds to be used for transportation pur-
poses.
‘‘(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section
shall be subject to all requirements of a grant under
section 5307. A grant to a subrecipient under this
section shall be subject to such requirements to the
extent the Secretary considers appropriate.
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
NONPROFIT
PRO-
VIDERS.—A recipient that transfers funds to an ap-
portionment under section 5336(a)(1) pursuant to
subsection (b)(2) shall certify that the project for
which the funds are requested under this section has
been coordinated with nonprofit providers of serv-
ices.
‘‘(3) PROJECT SELECTION AND PLANNING.—A
recipient of funds under this section shall certify
that—
‘‘(A) the projects selected were derived
from a locally developed, coordinated public
transit-human services transportation plan; and
‘‘(B) the plan was developed through a
process that included representatives of public,
private, and nonprofit transportation and
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human services providers and participation by
the public.
‘‘(4) FAIR AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—A
recipient of a grant under this section shall certify
that allocations of the grant to subrecipients are dis-
tributed on a fair and equitable basis.
‘‘(e) STATE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available to
carry out this section may be used for transportation
projects to assist in providing transportation services
for elderly individuals and individuals with disabil-
ities that are included in a State program of
projects.
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL.—A program
shall be submitted annually to the Secretary for ap-
proval and shall contain an assurance that the pro-
gram provides for maximum feasible coordination of
transportation services assisted under this section
with transportation services assisted by other Gov-
ernment sources.
‘‘(f) LEASING VEHICLES.—Vehicles acquired under
this section may be leased to local governmental authori-
ties to improve transportation services designed to meet
the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals
with disabilities.’’; and
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(3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (j)
as subsections (g) through (i), respectively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5310 and inserting the following:
‘‘5310. Formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and individuals
with disabilities.’’.
SEC. 3012. FORMULA GRANTS FOR OTHER THAN URBAN-
IZED AREAS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 5311(a) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
‘‘(1) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘recipient’ means a
State that receives a Federal transit program grant
directly from the Government.
‘‘(2) SUBRECIPIENT.—The term ‘subrecipient’
means a State or local governmental authority, non-
profit organization, or operator of public transpor-
tation services that receives a Federal transit pro-
gram grant indirectly through a recipient.’’.
(b) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 5311(b) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary may make grants to other
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than urbanized areas under this section for the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(A) Public transportation capital projects.
‘‘(B) Operating costs of equipment and fa-
cilities for use in public transportation.
‘‘(C) Acquisition of public transportation
services, including service agreements with pri-
vate providers of public transportation services.
‘‘(2) STATE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section shall be used for
projects included in a State program for public
transportation projects, including service agree-
ments with private providers of public transpor-
tation.
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—The program shall be
submitted annually to the Secretary for ap-
proval.
‘‘(C) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may ap-
prove the program only if the Secretary finds
that the program provides a fair distribution of
amounts in the State, including Indian reserva-
tions, and the maximum feasible coordination of
public transportation service assisted under this
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section with transportation service assisted by
other Federal sources.
‘‘(3) RURAL
TRANSPORTATION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
carry out a rural transportation assistance pro-
gram in other than urbanized areas.
‘‘(B) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—In car-
rying out this paragraph, the Secretary may use
not more than 2 percent of the amount made
available to carry out this section to make
grants and contracts for transportation re-
search, technical assistance, training, and re-
lated support services in other than urbanized
areas.
‘‘(C) PROJECTS OF A NATIONAL SCOPE.—
Not more than 15 percent of the amounts avail-
able under subparagraph (B) may be used by
the Secretary to carry out projects of a national
scope, with the remaining balance provided to
the States.’’.
(c) APPORTIONMENTS.—Section 5311(c) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(c) APPORTIONMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appor-
tion amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion among the States in the ratio that—
‘‘(A) the population of other than urban-
ized areas in each State, as shown by the most
recent Government decennial census of popu-
lation; bears to
‘‘(B) the population of all other than ur-
banized areas in the United States, as shown by
that census.
‘‘(2) LOW DENSITY ADJUSTMENT.—In admin-
istering the apportionment formula under paragraph
(1)—
‘‘(A) in the case of a State with a popu-
lation density of 10 or fewer persons per square
mile in other than urbanized areas of the State,
the Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.5
the population of such other than urbanized
areas (as determined using the most recent de-
cennial United States Census); and
‘‘(B) in the case of a State with a popu-
lation density of more than 10 but equal to or
fewer than 12 persons per square mile in other
than urbanized areas of the State, the Sec-
retary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the
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population of such other than urbanized areas
(as determined using the most recent decennial
United States Census).
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—The amount apportioned
to a State under this subsection may be obligated by
the State for 2 fiscal years after the fiscal year in
which the amount is apportioned. An amount that is
not obligated at the end of that period shall be re-
apportioned among the States for the next fiscal
year.’’.
(d) USE
FOR ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING, AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 5311(e) is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading by inserting ‘‘,
PLANNING,’’ after ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The Secretary’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (2); and
(4) by striking ‘‘recipient’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
recipient’’.
(e) INTERCITY
BUS
TRANSPORTATION.—Section
5311(f) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘after Sep-
tember 30, 1993,’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and
inserting ‘‘After consultation with affected intercity
bus service providers, a State’’.
(f) GOVERNMENT’S
SHARE
OF
COSTS.—Section
5311(g) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.—
‘‘(1) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—A grant for a capital
project under this section shall be for 80 percent of
the net capital costs of the project, as determined by
the Secretary; except that in the case of a State de-
scribed in section 120(b)(1) of title 23, such percent-
age shall be increased in accordance with such sec-
tion.
‘‘(2) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.—A grant made
under this section for operating assistance may not
exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs of the
project, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) REMAINDER.—The remainder of net
project costs—
‘‘(A) may be provided from an undistrib-
uted cash surplus, a replacement or deprecia-
tion cash fund or reserve, a service agreement
with a State or local social service agency or a
private social service organization, or new cap-
ital; and
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‘‘(B) may be derived from amounts appro-
priated to or made available to a department or
agency of the Government (other than the De-
partment of Transportation) that are eligible to
be expended for transportation.
‘‘(4) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—For purposes
of paragraph (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of
funds for matching requirements under section
403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to Federal
or State funds to be used for transportation pur-
poses.
‘‘(5) 
LIMITATION
ON
OPERATING
ASSIST-
ANCE.—A State carrying out a program of operating
assistance under this section may not limit the level
or extent of use of the Government grant for the
payment of operating expenses.’’.
(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Section 5311
is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (h); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as
subsections (h) and (i), respectively.
(h) CORRECTION TO CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The anal-
ysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 5311 and inserting the following:
‘‘5311. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.’’.
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SEC. 3013. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION,
AND DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5312 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking the first parenthetical
phrase;
(B) by striking ‘‘or contracts’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, contracts, cooperative agreements, or
other transactions’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘help reduce urban trans-
portation needs, improve mass transportation
service,’’ and inserting ‘‘improve transportation
service’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘urban’’ each place it ap-
pears; and
(E) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and 
demonstration
projects’’ and inserting ‘‘, demonstration or de-
ployment projects, or evaluation of technology
of national significance’’;
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
subsections (b) and (c), respectively;
(4) in subsection (b)(2) (as so redesignated) by
striking ‘‘other agreements’’ and inserting ‘‘other
transactions’’; and
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(5) in subsection (c)(2) (as so redesignated) by
striking ‘‘public and’’ and inserting ‘‘public or’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) 
SECTION
HEADING.—Section 
5312 
is
amended by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘§ 5312. Research, development, demonstration, and
deployment projects’’.
(2) CHAPTER
ANALYSIS.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating
to section 5312 and inserting the following:
‘‘5312. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects.’’.
SEC. 3014. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5313 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(1) The
amounts made available under paragraphs (1) and
(2)(C)(ii) of section 5338(d) of this title’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The amounts made available under paragraphs
(1)(C)(iv) and (2)(C) of section 5338(d)’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘(2) The’’
and inserting ‘‘(b) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—The’’;
and
(4) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)
of’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5313 is amended by
striking the section heading and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 5313. Cooperative research program’’.
(2) CHAPTER
ANALYSIS.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating
to section 5313 and inserting the following:
‘‘5313. Cooperative research program.’’.
SEC. 3015. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5314 is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘§ 5314. National research and technology programs’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (d) and (h)(7)
of section 5338 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 5338(d)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and contracts’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, contracts, cooperative agreements, or
other transactions’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘5303–5306,’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘5317,’’;
(3) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘Of the
amounts’’ and all that follows through ‘‘$3,000,000
to’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’;
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(4) by striking subsection (a)(4)(B);
(5) by redesignating subsection (a)(4)(C) as
subsection (a)(4)(B); and
(6) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘or contract’’
and all that follows through ‘‘section,’’ and inserting
‘‘, contract, cooperative agreement, or other trans-
action under subsection (a) or section 5312,’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5314 and inserting the following:
‘‘5314. National research and technology programs.’’.
SEC. 3016. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.
Section 5315 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘public mass
transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘public transpor-
tation’’; and
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘mass’’ each
place it appears.
SEC. 3017. JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE FORMULA
GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 is amended by insert-
ing after section 5315 the following:
‘‘§ 5316. Job access and reverse commute formula
grants
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
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‘‘(1) ACCESS TO JOBS PROJECT.—The term ‘ac-
cess to jobs project’ means a project relating to the
development and maintenance of transportation
services designed to transport welfare recipients and
eligible low-income individuals to and from jobs and
activities related to their employment, including—
‘‘(A) transportation projects to finance
planning, capital, and operating costs of pro-
viding access to jobs under this chapter;
‘‘(B) promoting public transportation by
low-income workers, including the use of public
transportation by workers with nontraditional
work schedules;
‘‘(C) promoting the use of transit vouchers
for welfare recipients and eligible low-income in-
dividuals; and
‘‘(D) promoting the use of employer-pro-
vided transportation, including the transit pass
benefit program under section 132 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The
term ‘eligible low-income individual’ means an indi-
vidual whose family income is at or below 150 per-
cent of the poverty line (as that term is defined in
section 673(2) of the Community Services Block
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Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revi-
sion required by that section) for a family of the size
involved.
‘‘(3) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘recipient’ means a
designated 
recipient 
(as 
defined 
in 
section
5307(a)(2)) and a State that receives a grant under
this section directly.
‘‘(4) REVERSE COMMUTE PROJECT.—The term
‘reverse commute project’ means a public transpor-
tation project designed to transport residents of ur-
banized areas and other than urbanized areas to
suburban employment opportunities, including any
projects to—
‘‘(A) subsidize the costs associated with
adding reverse commute bus, train, carpool, van
routes, or service from urbanized areas and
other than urbanized areas to suburban work-
places;
‘‘(B) subsidize the purchase or lease by a
nonprofit organization or public agency of a van
or bus dedicated to shuttling employees from
their residences to a suburban workplace; or
‘‘(C) otherwise facilitate the provision of
public transportation services to suburban em-
ployment opportunities.
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‘‘(5) SUBRECIPIENT.—The term ‘subrecipient’
means a State or local governmental authority, non-
profit organization, or operator of public transpor-
tation services that receives a grant under this sec-
tion indirectly through a recipient.
‘‘(6) WELFARE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘welfare
recipient’ means an individual who has received as-
sistance under a State or tribal program funded
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
at any time during the 3-year period before the date
on which the applicant applies for a grant under this
section.
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) 
GRANTS.—The 
Secretary 
may 
make
grants under this section to a recipient for access to
jobs and reverse commute projects carried out by the
recipient or a subrecipient.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A recipient
may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts
apportioned to the recipient under this section to ad-
minister, plan, and provide technical assistance for
a project funded under this section.
‘‘(c) APPORTIONMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall apportion
amounts made available to carry out this section as
follows:
‘‘(A) 60 percent of the funds shall be ap-
portioned among designated recipients (as de-
fined in section 5307(a)(2)) for urbanized areas
with a population of 200,000 or more in the
ratio that—
‘‘(i) the number of eligible low-income
individuals and welfare recipients in each
such urbanized area; bears to
‘‘(ii) the number of eligible low-income
individuals and welfare recipients in all
such urbanized areas.
‘‘(B) 20 percent of the funds shall be ap-
portioned among the States in the ratio that—
‘‘(i) the number of eligible low-income
individuals and welfare recipients in urban-
ized areas with a population of less than
200,000 in each State; bears to
‘‘(ii) the number of eligible low-income
individuals and welfare recipients in urban-
ized areas with a population of less than
200,000 in all States.
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‘‘(C) 20 percent of the funds shall be ap-
portioned among the States in the ratio that—
‘‘(i) the number of eligible low-income
individuals and welfare recipients in other
than urbanized areas in each State; bears
to
‘‘(ii) the number of eligible low-income
individuals and welfare recipients in other
than urbanized areas in all States.
‘‘(2) USE OF APPORTIONED FUNDS.—Except as
provided in paragraph (3)—
‘‘(A) funds apportioned under paragraph
(1)(A) shall be used for projects serving urban-
ized areas with a population of 200,000 or
more;
‘‘(B) funds apportioned under paragraph
(1)(B) shall be used for projects serving urban-
ized areas with a population of less than
200,000; and
‘‘(C) funds apportioned under paragraph
(1)(C) shall be used for projects serving other
than urbanized areas.
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—A State may use funds ap-
portioned under paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C)—
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‘‘(A) for projects serving areas other than
the area specified in paragraph (2)(B) or
(2)(C), as the case may be, if the Governor of
the State certifies that all of the objectives of
this section are being met in the specified area;
or
‘‘(B) for projects anywhere in the State if
the State has established a statewide program
for meeting the objectives of this section.
‘‘(d) COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR GRANTS TO SUB-
RECIPIENTS.—
‘‘(1) AREAWIDE SOLICITATIONS.—A recipient of
funds apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall
conduct, in cooperation with the appropriate metro-
politan planning organization, an areawide solicita-
tion for applications for grants to the recipient and
subrecipients under this section.
‘‘(2) STATEWIDE SOLICITATION.—A recipient of
funds apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(B) or
(c)(1)(C) shall conduct a statewide solicitation for
applications for grants to the recipient and sub-
recipients under this section.
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—Recipients and subrecipi-
ents seeking to receive a grant from funds appor-
tioned under subsection (c) shall submit to the re-
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cipient an application in the form and in accordance
with such requirements as the recipient shall estab-
lish.
‘‘(4) GRANT
AWARDS.—The recipient shall
award grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) on a
competitive basis.
‘‘(e) TRANSFERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may transfer any
funds apportioned to it under subsection (c)(1)(B)
or (c)(1)(C), or both, to an apportionment under
section 5311(c) or 5336, or both.
‘‘(2) LIMITED
TO
ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Any
apportionment transferred under this subsection
shall be made available only for eligible job access
and reverse commute projects as described in this
section.
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—A State may make a
transfer of an amount under this subsection only
after consulting with responsible local officials and
publicly owned operators of public transportation in
each area for which the amount originally was
awarded under subsection (d)(4).
‘‘(f) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section
shall be subject to the requirements of section 5307.
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‘‘(2) FAIR AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—A
recipient of a grant under this section shall certify
to the Secretary that allocations of the grant to sub-
recipients are distributed on a fair and equitable
basis.
‘‘(g) COORDINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate activities under this section with related activi-
ties under programs of other Federal departments
and agencies.
‘‘(2) WITH NONPROFIT PROVIDERS.—A State
that transfers funds to an apportionment under sec-
tion 5336 pursuant to subsection (e) shall certify to
the Secretary that any project for which the funds
are requested under this section has been coordi-
nated with nonprofit providers of services.
‘‘(3) PROJECT SELECTION AND PLANNING.—A
recipient of funds under this section shall certify to
the Secretary that—
‘‘(A) the projects selected were derived
from a locally developed, coordinated public
transit-human services transportation plan; and
‘‘(B) the plan was developed through a
process that included representatives of public,
private, and nonprofit transportation and
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human services providers and participation by
the public.
‘‘(h) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.—
‘‘(1) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—A grant for a capital
project under this section may not exceed 80 percent
of the net capital costs of the project, as determined
by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.—A grant made
under this section for operating assistance may not
exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs of the
project, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) REMAINDER.—The remainder of the net
project costs—
‘‘(A) may be provided from an undistrib-
uted cash surplus, a replacement or deprecia-
tion cash fund or reserve, a service agreement
with a State or local social service agency or a
private social service organization, or new cap-
ital; and
‘‘(B) may be derived from amounts appro-
priated to or made available to a department or
agency of the Government (other than the De-
partment of Transportation) that are eligible to
be expended for transportation.
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‘‘(4) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—For purposes
of paragraph (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of
funds for matching requirements under section
403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to Federal
or State funds to be used for transportation pur-
poses.
‘‘(5) 
LIMITATION
ON
OPERATING
ASSIST-
ANCE.—A recipient carrying out a program of oper-
ating assistance under this section may not limit the
level or extent of use of the Government grant for
the payment of operating expenses.
‘‘(i) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—
‘‘(1) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—Beginning 1
year after the date of enactment of the Federal Pub-
lic Transportation Act of 2004, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Comptroller General shall—
‘‘(A) conduct a study to evaluate the grant
program authorized by this section; and
‘‘(B) transmit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
a report describing the results of the study
under subparagraph (A).
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‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.—Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
Federal Public Transportation Act of 2004, the Sec-
retary shall—
‘‘(A) conduct a study to evaluate the effec-
tiveness of the grant program authorized by
this section and the effectiveness of recipients
making grants to subrecipients under this sec-
tion; and
‘‘(B) transmit to the committees referred
to in paragraph (1)(B) a report describing the
results of the study under subparagraph (A).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 5315 the following:
‘‘5316. Job access and reverse commute formula grants.’’.
(c) REPEAL.—Section 3037 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note;
112 Stat. 387) is repealed.
SEC. 3018. NEW FREEDOM PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 is further amended by
inserting after section 5316 the following:
‘‘§ 5317. New Freedom program
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
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‘‘(1) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘recipient’ means a
designated 
recipient 
(as 
defined 
in 
section
5307(a)(2)) and a State that receives a grant under
this section directly.
‘‘(2) SUBRECIPIENT.—The term ‘subrecipient’
means a State or local governmental authority, non-
profit organization, or operator of public transpor-
tation services that receives a grant under this sec-
tion indirectly through a recipient.
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) 
GRANTS.—The 
Secretary 
may 
make
grants under this section to a recipient for new pub-
lic transportation services and public transportation
alternatives beyond those required by the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et
seq.) that assist individuals with disabilities with
transportation, including transportation to and from
jobs and employment support services.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A recipient
may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts
apportioned to the recipient under this section to ad-
minister, plan, and provide technical assistance for
a project funded under this section.
‘‘(c) APPORTIONMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall apportion
amounts made available to carry out this section as
follows:
‘‘(A) 60 percent of the funds shall be ap-
portioned among designated recipients (as de-
fined in section 5307(a)(2)) for urbanized areas
with a population of 200,000 or more in the
ratio that—
‘‘(i) the number of individuals with
disabilities in each such urbanized area;
bears to
‘‘(ii) the number of individuals with
disabilities in all such urbanized areas.
‘‘(B) 20 percent of the funds shall be ap-
portioned among the States in the ratio that—
‘‘(i) the number of individuals with
disabilities in urbanized areas with a popu-
lation of less than 200,000 in each State;
bears to
‘‘(ii) the number of individuals with
disabilities in urbanized areas with a popu-
lation of less than 200,000 in all States.
‘‘(C) 20 percent of the funds shall be ap-
portioned among the States in the ratio that—
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‘‘(i) the number of individuals with
disabilities in other than urbanized areas
in each State; bears to
‘‘(ii) the number of individuals with
disabilities in other than urbanized areas
in all States.
‘‘(2) USE OF APPORTIONED FUNDS.—Except as
provided in paragraph (3)—
‘‘(A) funds apportioned under paragraph
(1)(A) shall be used for projects serving urban-
ized areas with a population of 200,000 or
more;
‘‘(B) funds apportioned under paragraph
(1)(B) shall be used for projects serving urban-
ized areas with a population of less than
200,000; and
‘‘(C) funds apportioned under paragraph
(1)(C) shall be used for projects serving other
than urbanized areas.
‘‘(3) LOW DENSITY ADJUSTMENT.—
‘‘(A) SMALLER
URBANIZED
AREAS.—In
administering the apportionment formula under
paragraph (1)(B)—
‘‘(i) in the case of a State with a pop-
ulation density of 10 or fewer persons per
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square mile in other than urbanized areas
of the State, the Secretary shall multiply
by a factor of 2 the number of individuals
with disabilities in urbanized areas of the
State with a population of less than
200,000 (as determined using the most re-
cent decennial United States Census); and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a State with a pop-
ulation density of more than 10 but equal
to or fewer than 30 persons per square
mile, the Secretary shall multiply by a fac-
tor of 1.25 the number of individuals with
disabilities in urbanized areas of the State
with a population of less than 200,000 (as
determined using the most recent decennial
United States Census).
‘‘(B) OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.—
In administering the apportionment formula
under paragraph (1)(C)—
‘‘(i) in the case of a State with a pop-
ulation density of 10 or fewer persons per
square mile in other than urbanized areas
of the State, the Secretary shall multiply
by a factor of 1.5 the number of individ-
uals with disabilities in other than urban-
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ized areas of the State (as determined
using the most recent decennial United
States Census); and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a State with a pop-
ulation density of more than 10 but equal
to or fewer than 12 persons per square
mile in other than urbanized areas of the
State, the Secretary shall multiply by a
factor of 1.25 the number of individuals
with disabilities in other than urbanized
areas of the State (as determined using the
most recent decennial United States Cen-
sus).
‘‘(4) TRANSFERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may transfer
any funds apportioned to it under paragraph
(1)(B) or (1)(C), or both, to an apportionment
under section 5311(c) or 5336, or both.
‘‘(B) LIMITED TO ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—
Any funds transferred pursuant to this para-
graph shall be made available only for eligible
projects selected under this section.
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—A State may make
a transfer of an amount under this subsection
only after consulting with responsible local offi-
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cials and publicly owned operators of public
transportation in each area for which the
amount originally was awarded under sub-
section (d)(4).
‘‘(d) COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR GRANTS TO SUB-
RECIPIENTS.—
‘‘(1) AREAWIDE SOLICITATIONS.—A recipient of
funds apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall
conduct, in cooperation with the appropriate metro-
politan planning organization, an areawide solicita-
tion for applications for grants to the recipient and
subrecipients under this section.
‘‘(2) STATEWIDE SOLICITATION.—A recipient of
funds apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(B) or
(c)(1)(C) shall conduct a statewide solicitation for
applications for grants to the recipient and sub-
recipients under this section.
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—Recipients and subrecipi-
ents seeking to receive a grant from funds appor-
tioned under subsection (c) shall submit to the re-
cipient an application in the form and in accordance
with such requirements as the recipient shall estab-
lish.
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‘‘(4) GRANT
AWARDS.—The recipient shall
award grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) on a
competitive basis.
‘‘(e) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a grant under this section shall be subject
to all the requirements of section 5307.
‘‘(2) 
EMPLOYEE
PROTECTIVE
ARRANGE-
MENTS.—Section 5333(b) shall apply to grants
under this section, except that the Secretary of
Labor shall utilize, for urbanized areas with a popu-
lation of less than 200,000 and for other than ur-
banized areas, a special warranty described in sec-
tion 215.7 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations
(as in effect on the date of enactment of the Federal
Public Transportation Act of 2004), that provides a
fair and equitable arrangement to protect the inter-
est of employees.
‘‘(3) FAIR AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—A
recipient of a grant under this section shall certify
that allocations of the grant to subrecipients are dis-
tributed on a fair and equitable basis.
‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate activities under this section with related activi-
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ties under programs of other Federal departments
and agencies.
‘‘(2) WITH NONPROFIT PROVIDERS.—A recipi-
ent that transfers funds to an apportionment under
section 5336 pursuant to subsection (c)(2) shall cer-
tify that the project for which the funds are re-
quested under this section has been coordinated with
nonprofit providers of services.
‘‘(3) PROJECT SELECTION AND PLANNING.—A
recipient of funds under this section shall certify
that—
‘‘(A) the projects selected were derived
from a locally developed, coordinated public
transit-human services transportation plan; and
‘‘(B) the plan was developed through a
process that included representatives of public,
private, and nonprofit transportation and
human services providers and participation by
the public.
‘‘(g) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.—
‘‘(1) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—A grant for a capital
project under this section may not exceed 80 percent
of the net capital costs of the project, as determined
by the Secretary.
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‘‘(2) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.—A grant made
under this section for operating assistance may not
exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs of the
project, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) REMAINDER.—The remainder of the net
project costs—
‘‘(A) may be provided from an undistrib-
uted cash surplus, a replacement or deprecia-
tion cash fund or reserve, a service agreement
with a State or local social service agency or a
private social service organization, or new cap-
ital; and
‘‘(B) may be derived from amounts appro-
priated to or made available to a department or
agency of the Government (other than the De-
partment of Transportation) that are eligible to
be expended for transportation.
‘‘(4) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—For purposes
of paragraph (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of
funds for matching requirements under section
403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to Federal
or State funds to be used for transportation pur-
poses.
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‘‘(5) 
LIMITATION
ON
OPERATING
ASSIST-
ANCE.—A recipient carrying out a program of oper-
ating assistance under this section may not limit the
level or extent of use of the Government grant for
the payment of operating expenses.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 5316 the following:
‘‘5317. New freedom program.’’.
SEC. 3019. BUS TESTING FACILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5318 is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) FACILITY.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall maintain one facility for testing a new bus model
for maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (in-
cluding braking performance), structural integrity, fuel
economy, emissions, and noise.’’;
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘under section
5309(m)(1)(C) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry
out this section’’; and
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(e) ACQUIRING NEW BUS MODELS.—Amounts ap-
propriated or made available under this chapter may be
obligated or expended to acquire a new bus model only
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if a bus of that model has been tested at the facility main-
tained by the Secretary under subsection (a).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5323(c) is
repealed.
SEC. 3020. BICYCLE FACILITIES.
The first sentence of section 5319 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘5309(h),’’ and inserting
‘‘5309(g),’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘and 5311’’ and inserting
‘‘5311, and 5320’’.
SEC. 3021. TRANSIT IN THE PARKS PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5320 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 5320. Transit in the parks pilot program
‘‘(a) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘public transportation’ means general or
special transportation to the public by a conveyance that
is publicly or privately owned. Such term does not include
schoolbus or charter transportation but does include sight-
seeing transportation.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transpor-
tation Act of 2004, the Secretary of Transportation and
the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a memo-
randum of understanding to establish a transit in the
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parks pilot program in accordance with the requirements
of this section.
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program
shall be to encourage and promote the development of
transportation systems described in section 5301(a) within
units of the National Park System to improve visitor mo-
bility and enjoyment (including visitors with disabilities),
reduce pollution and congestion, and enhance resource
protection through the use of public transportation.
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—The program
shall be administered by the Secretary of Transportation,
in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.
‘‘(e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—
‘‘(1) PLANNING.—The memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (b) shall include transpor-
tation planning procedures that are consistent with
the metropolitan and statewide planning processes
required under chapter 52.
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS.—The memorandum of under-
standing shall include descriptions of programs and
activities eligible for assistance under the pilot pro-
gram.
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The memorandum of un-
derstanding shall limit or modify the applicability of
the provisions referred to in subsection (f) to the ex-
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tent necessary to carry out the objectives of this sec-
tion and to be compatible with the laws and regula-
tions governing units of the National Park System.
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—Except as provided
under subsection (e)(3), the Secretary may provide funds
made available to carry out this section to the Secretary
of the Interior under interagency agreements for the fol-
lowing purposes:
‘‘(1) PLANNING, ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND
EVALUATION.—Planning, engineering, design, and
evaluation of public transportation projects in units
of the National Park System, and for technical stud-
ies, in accordance with section 5305(b)(2).
‘‘(2) 
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
CAPITAL
PROJECTS.—Public transportation capital projects
(as defined in section 5302(a)(1)) for such units in
accordance with all the terms and conditions to
which a grant is made under subsections (a), (b),
(c), and (d) of section 5307 and such other terms
and conditions as are determined by the Secretary.
The Secretary of the Interior shall act as the des-
ignated recipient for the purposes of subsection
(a)(2) of section 5307.
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‘‘(3) OPERATING
COSTS.—Operating costs of
equipment and facilities used in public transpor-
tation for such units.
‘‘(g) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.—
‘‘(1) CAPITAL
PROJECTS.—The Government
share of the cost of any capital project or activity
under this section shall be 100 percent of the costs
of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) OPERATING ASSISTANCE.—A grant made
under this section for operating assistance may not
exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs of the
project, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(h) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall
be construed as superseding, amending, modifying, or re-
pealing any provision of law applicable to units of the Na-
tional Park System.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
such chapter is further amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 5320 and inserting the following:
‘‘5320. Transit in the parks pilot program.’’.
SEC. 3022. HUMAN RESOURCE PROGRAMS.
Section 5322 is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘The Secretary’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(b) GRANTS
TO
HIGHER
LEARNING
INSTITU-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary may make grants to nonprofit institutions of
higher learning—
‘‘(A) to conduct research and investiga-
tions into the theoretical or practical problems
of public transportation; and
‘‘(B) to train individuals to conduct fur-
ther research or obtain employment in an orga-
nization that plans, builds, operates, or man-
ages a public transportation system.
‘‘(2) RESEARCH
AND
INVESTIGATIONS.—Re-
search and investigations under this subsection
include—
‘‘(A) the design and use of public transpor-
tation systems and public roads and highways;
‘‘(B) the interrelationship between various
modes of urban, suburban, rural, and intercity
transportation;
‘‘(C) the role of transportation planning in
overall urban planning;
‘‘(D) public preferences in transportation;
‘‘(E) the economic allocation of transpor-
tation resources; and
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‘‘(F) the legal, financial, engineering, and
esthetic aspects of public transportation.
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—When making a grant
under this subsection, the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to an institution that brings together knowl-
edge and expertise in the various social science and
technical disciplines related to public transportation
problems.
‘‘(c) FELLOWSHIPS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary may make grants to States, local govern-
mental authorities, and operators of public transpor-
tation systems to provide fellowships to train per-
sonnel employed in managerial, technical, and pro-
fessional positions in the public transportation field.
‘‘(2) TERMS.—
‘‘(A) PERIOD OF TRAINING.—A fellowship
under this subsection may be for not more than
one year of training in an institution that offers
a program applicable to the public transpor-
tation industry.
‘‘(B) SELECTION
OF
INDIVIDUALS.—The
recipient of the grant shall select an individual
on the basis of demonstrated ability and for the
contribution the individual reasonably can be
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expected to make to an efficient public trans-
portation operation.
‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—A grant for a fellowship
may not be more than the lesser of $65,000 or
75 percent of—
‘‘(i) tuition and other charges to the
fellowship recipient;
‘‘(ii) additional costs incurred by the
training institution and billed to the grant
recipient; and
‘‘(iii) the regular salary of the fellow-
ship recipient for the period of the fellow-
ship to the extent the salary is actually
paid or reimbursed by the grant recipi-
ent.’’.
SEC. 3023. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.
(a) INTERESTS IN PROPERTY.—Section 5323(a)(1) is
amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘private mass transpor-
tation company’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘private company engaged in public
transportation’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘mass transportation
equipment or a mass transportation facility’’
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and inserting ‘‘a public transportation facility
or equipment’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘mass transportation com-
pany’’ and inserting ‘‘public transportation
company’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘private
mass transportation companies’’ and inserting ‘‘pri-
vate companies engaged in public transportation’’.
(b) 
NOTICE
AND
PUBLIC
HEARING.—Section
5323(b) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) An application’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—An application’’;
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A) by striking ‘‘or loan’’; and
(C) by moving subparagraphs (A) through
(D) 2 ems to the right;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘(2) Notice of’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—Notice of’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD.—An applicant
shall include in the environmental record for a
project under this chapter evidence that the appli-
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cant has complied with the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1).’’.
(c) CONDITION ON CHARTER BUS TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE.—Section 5323(d) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) Financial assistance’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) AGREEMENTS.—Financial assistance’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) VIOLATIONS.—
‘‘(A) INVESTIGATIONS.—On receiving a
complaint about a violation of the agreement
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall investigate and decide whether a violation
has occurred.
‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENTS.—If
the Secretary decides that a violation has oc-
curred, the Secretary shall correct the violation
under terms of the agreement.
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL REMEDIES.—In addition
to any remedy specified in the agreement, the
Secretary shall bar a recipient or an operator
from receiving Federal transit assistance in an
amount the Secretary considers appropriate if
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the Secretary finds a pattern of violations of
the agreement.’’.
(d) 
BOND
PROCEEDS
ELIGIBLE
FOR
LOCAL
SHARE.—Section 5323(e) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) BOND
PROCEEDS
ELIGIBLE
FOR
LOCAL
SHARE.—
‘‘(1) USE AS LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, a recipient
of assistance under section 5307 or 5309 may use
the proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds as
part of the local matching funds for a capital
project.
‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—The Sec-
retary shall approve of the use of the proceeds from
the issuance of revenue bonds for the remainder of
the net project cost only if the Secretary finds that
the aggregate amount of financial support for public
transportation in the urbanized area provided by the
State and affected local governmental authorities
during the next 3 fiscal years, as programmed in the
State transportation improvement program under
chapter 52 is not less than the aggregate amount
provided by the State and affected local govern-
mental authorities in the urbanized area during the
preceding 3 fiscal years.
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‘‘(3) DEBT SERVICE RESERVE.—The Secretary
may reimburse an eligible recipient for deposits of
bond proceeds in a debt service reserve that recipient
established pursuant to section 5302(a)(1)(K) from
amounts made available to the recipient under sec-
tion 5307 or 5309, or both; except that such reim-
bursement in a fiscal year may not exceed 10 per-
cent of the amounts made available to the recipient
under section 5307 in such fiscal year.’’.
(e) SCHOOLBUS TRANSPORTATION.—Section 5323(f)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) Financial assistance’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) AGREEMENTS.—Financial assistance’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) by moving subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (C) 2 ems to the right; and
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) VIOLATIONS.—If the Secretary finds that
an applicant, governmental authority, or publicly
owned operator has violated the agreement required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall bar a re-
cipient or an operator from receiving Federal transit
assistance in an amount the Secretary considers ap-
propriate.’’.
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(f) BUYING BUSES UNDER OTHER LAWS.—Section
5323(g) is amended by striking ‘‘103(e)(4)’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘133’’.
(g) BUY AMERICA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5323(j) is amended
by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available to
carry out this chapter may only be used if—
‘‘(A) in the case of a construction
project—
‘‘(i) the steel or iron used shall be of
United States origin;
‘‘(ii) more than 60 percent of the cost
of the components and subcomponents, in
the aggregate, of all manufactured prod-
ucts shall be of United States origin; and
‘‘(iii) labor costs related to on-site
construction shall not be included in calcu-
lating the costs under clause (ii);
‘‘(B) in the case of a system acquisition—
‘‘(i) more than 60 percent of the cost
of the components and subcomponents, in
the aggregate, of all manufactured prod-
ucts shall be of United States origin; and
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‘‘(ii) labor costs related to installation
and testing shall not be included in calcu-
lating the costs under clause (i);
‘‘(C) in the case of a manufactured
product—
‘‘(i) more than 60 percent of the com-
ponents and subcomponents shall be of
United States origin;
‘‘(ii) final assembly shall occur in the
United States; and
‘‘(iii) labor costs related to final as-
sembly shall not be included in calculating
the costs under clause (ii).
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue
regulations to carry out this section.’’.
(2) 
PUBLIC
INTEREST
WAIVER.—Section
5323(j) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2)
the following:
‘‘(3) WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR PUBLIC IN-
TEREST WAIVER.—When issuing a waiver based on
a public interest determination under paragraph
(2)(A), the Secretary shall issue a detailed written
justification as to why the waiver is in the public in-
terest. The Secretary shall publish such justification
in the Federal Register and provide the public with
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a reasonable period of time for notice and com-
ment.’’.
(3) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
CONTRACTS.—Section
5323(j)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public
Law 102–240, 105 Stat. 1914)’’ and inserting
‘‘Federal Public Transportation Act of 2004’’.
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—Section 5323(j)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW.—A party ad-
versely affected by an agency action under this sub-
section shall have the right to seek review under sec-
tion 702 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
(5) REPEAL
OF
GENERAL
WAIVER.—Sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d) of Appendix A of section
661.7 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall
cease to be in effect beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(h) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
LAWS.—Section
5323(l) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(l) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Section 1001
of title 18 applies to a certificate, submission, or statement
provided under this chapter. The Secretary may terminate
financial assistance under this chapter and seek reim-
bursement directly, or by offsetting amounts, available
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under this chapter, when a false or fraudulent statement
or related act within the meaning of section 1001 is made
in connection with a Federal transit program.’’.
(i) GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 5323(o) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Transportation Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act of 1998’’ and inserting
‘‘chapter 6 (other than section 609) of title 23’’.
SEC. 3024. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5324 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 5324. Special provisions for capital projects
‘‘(a) RELOCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Fi-
nancial assistance may be provided under section 5309
only if the Secretary decides that—
‘‘(1) an adequate relocation program is being
carried out for families displaced by a project; and
‘‘(2) an equal number of decent, safe, and sani-
tary dwellings are being, or will be, provided to those
families in the same area or in another area gen-
erally not less desirable for public utilities and public
and commercial facilities, at rents or prices within
the financial means of those families, and with rea-
sonable access to their places of employment.
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS.—
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‘‘(1) COOPERATION
AND
CONSULTATION.—In
carrying out the policy of section 5301(e), the Sec-
retary shall cooperate and consult with the Secre-
taries of the Interior, Health and Human Services,
and Housing and Urban Development and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
on each project that may have a substantial impact
on the environment.
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
IN
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
REVIEWS.—In performing environmental
reviews, the Secretary shall review each transcript of
a hearing submitted under section 5323(b) to estab-
lish that an adequate opportunity to present views
was given to all parties having a significant eco-
nomic, social, or environmental interest in the
project, and that the project application includes a
record of—
‘‘(A) the environmental impact of the pro-
posal;
‘‘(B) adverse environmental effects that
cannot be avoided;
‘‘(C) alternatives to the proposal; and
‘‘(D) irreversible and irretrievable impacts
on the environment.
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‘‘(3) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(A) FINDINGS BY THE SECRETARY.—The
Secretary may approve an application for finan-
cial assistance for a capital project in accord-
ance with this chapter only if the Secretary
makes written findings, after reviewing the ap-
plication and the transcript of any hearing held
before a State or local governmental authority
under section 5323(b), that—
‘‘(i) 
an 
adequate 
opportunity 
to
present views was given to all parties hav-
ing a significant economic, social, or envi-
ronmental interest;
‘‘(ii) the preservation and enhance-
ment of the environment and the interest
of the community in which the project is
located were considered; and
‘‘(iii) no adverse environmental effect
is likely to result from the project, or no
feasible and prudent alternative to the ef-
fect exists and all reasonable steps have
been taken to minimize the effect.
‘‘(B) HEARING.—If a hearing has not been
conducted or the Secretary decides that the
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record of the hearing is inadequate for making
the findings required by this subsection, the
Secretary shall conduct a hearing on an envi-
ronmental issue raised by the application after
giving adequate notice to interested persons.
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY
OF
FINDINGS.—The
Secretary’s findings under subparagraph (A)
shall be made a matter of public record.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5324 and inserting the following:
‘‘5324. Special provisions for capital projects.’’.
SEC. 3025. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5325 is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(a) COMPETITION.—Recipients of Federal assist-
ance under this chapter shall conduct all procurement
transactions involving such assistance in a manner pro-
viding full and open competition, as determined by the
Secretary.
‘‘(b) ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN
CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(1) 
PROCEDURES
FOR
AWARDING
CON-
TRACT.—A contract or requirement for program
management, architectural engineering, construction
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management, a feasibility study, and preliminary en-
gineering, design, architectural, engineering, sur-
veying, mapping, or related services for a project for
which Federal assistance is provided under this
chapter shall be awarded in the same way as a con-
tract for architectural and engineering services is ne-
gotiated under chapter 11 of title 40 or an equiva-
lent qualifications-based requirement of a State.
‘‘(2) EFFECT
OF
STATE
LAWS.—This sub-
section does not apply to the extent a State has
adopted, before the date of enactment of the Federal
Public Transportation Act of 2004, by law a formal
procedure for procuring those services.
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION OF CONTRACTS.—When
awarding such contracts, recipients of assistance
under this chapter shall maximize efficiencies of ad-
ministration by accepting nondisputed audits con-
ducted by other governmental agencies as follows:
‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE
OF
AUDITS.—Any
contract or subcontract awarded under this
chapter shall be performed and audited in com-
pliance with cost principles contained in the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (part 31 of title
48, Code of Federal Regulations).
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‘‘(B) INDIRECT COST RATES.—Instead of
performing its own audits, a recipient of funds
under a contract or subcontract awarded under
this chapter shall accept indirect cost rates es-
tablished in accordance with the Federal Acqui-
sition Regulation for one-year applicable ac-
counting periods by a cognizant Federal or
State government agency, if such rates are not
currently under dispute.
‘‘(C) APPLICATION
OF
RATES.—Once a
firm’s indirect cost rates are accepted under
this paragraph, the recipient of the funds shall
apply such rates for the purposes of contract
estimation, negotiation, administration, report-
ing, and contract payment and shall not be lim-
ited by administrative or de facto ceilings.
‘‘(D) 
PRENOTIFICATION; 
CONFIDEN-
TIALITY
OF
DATA.—A recipient of funds re-
questing or using the cost and rate data de-
scribed in paragraph (3) shall notify any af-
fected firm before such request or use. Such
data shall be confidential and shall not be ac-
cessible or provided, in whole or in part, to an-
other firm or to any government agency that is
not part of the group of agencies sharing cost
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data under this paragraph, except by written
permission of the audited firm. If prohibited by
law, such cost and rate data shall not be dis-
closed under any circumstances.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) DESIGN-BUILD SYSTEM PROJECTS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term
‘design-build system project’ means a project under
which a recipient enters into a contract with a seller,
firm, or consortium of firms to design and build a
public transportation system or an operable segment
thereof that meets specific performance criteria.
Such project may also include an option to finance,
or operate for a period of time, the system or seg-
ment or any combination of designing, building, op-
erating, or maintaining such system or segment.
‘‘(2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Government fi-
nancial assistance under this chapter may be made
available for the capital costs of a design-build sys-
tem project after the recipient complies with Govern-
ment requirements.
‘‘(e) MULTIYEAR ROLLING STOCK.—
‘‘(1) CONTRACTS.—A recipient procuring roll-
ing stock with Government financial assistance
under this chapter may make a multiyear contract
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to buy the rolling stock and replacement parts under
which the recipient has an option to buy additional
rolling stock or replacement parts for not more than
5 years after the date of the original contract.
‘‘(2) COOPERATION AMONG RECIPIENTS.—The
Secretary shall allow at least 2 recipients to act on
a cooperative basis to procure rolling stock in com-
pliance with this subsection and other Government
procurement requirements.
‘‘(f) ACQUIRING ROLLING STOCK.—A recipient of fi-
nancial assistance under this chapter may enter into a
contract to expend that assistance to acquire rolling
stock—
‘‘(1) based on—
‘‘(A) initial capital costs; or
‘‘(B) performance, standardization, life
cycle costs, and other factors; or
‘‘(2) with a party selected through a competi-
tive procurement process.
‘‘(g) EXAMINATION OF THE RECORDS.—Upon re-
quest, the Secretary, the Comptroller General, or a rep-
resentative of the Secretary or the Comptroller General
shall have access to and the right to examine and inspect
all records, documents, papers, including contracts, re-
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lated to a project for which a grant is made under this
chapter.
‘‘(h) GRANT PROHIBITIONS.—A grant may not be
used to support a procurement that uses an exclusionary
or discriminatory specification.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5326, and
the item relating to section 5326 in the analysis for chap-
ter 53, are repealed.
SEC. 3026. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND RE-
VIEW.
(a) 
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
PLAN
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 5327(a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(11);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (12) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) safety and security management.’’.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Section 5327(c) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS
ON
USE
OF
AVAILABLE
AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may use not more than
.5 percent of amounts made available for a fiscal
year to carry out section 5311, not more than .75
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percent of amounts made available for a fiscal year
to carry out section 5307, and not more than 1 per-
cent of amounts made available for a fiscal year to
carry out section 5309 to make contracts for the fol-
lowing activities:
‘‘(A) To oversee the construction of a
major project.
‘‘(B) To review and audit the safety and
security, procurement, management, and finan-
cial compliance of a recipient or subrecipient of
funds under sections 5307, 5309, and 5311.
‘‘(C) To provide technical assistance to
correct deficiencies identified in compliance re-
views and audits carried out under this section.
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS
ON
APPLICABILITY.—Sub-
sections (a), (b), and (e) do not apply to contracts
under this section for activities described in para-
graphs (1)(B) and (1)(C).
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.—The
Government shall pay the entire cost of carrying out
a contract under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 3027. INVESTIGATIONS OF SAFETY AND HAZARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5329 is amended to read
as follows:
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‘‘§ 5329. Investigation of safety and hazards
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may investigate
safety and security risks associated with a condition in
equipment, a facility, or an operation financed under this
chapter that the Secretary believes causes a serious hazard
of death or injury to establish the nature and extent of
the condition and how to eliminate, mitigate, or correct
it.
‘‘(b) PLANS
FOR ELIMINATING, MITIGATING, OR
CORRECTING HAZARDS.—If the Secretary establishes that
a condition causes a hazard, the Secretary shall require
the local governmental authority receiving amounts under
this chapter to submit a plan for eliminating, mitigating,
or correcting it.
‘‘(c) WITHHOLDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Fi-
nancial assistance under this chapter, in an amount to be
determined by the Secretary, may be withheld until a plan
is approved and carried out.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5329 and inserting the following:
‘‘5329. Investigation of safety and hazards.’’.
SEC. 3028. STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5330 is amended—
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(1) by striking the section heading and all that
follows through subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 5330. State safety oversight
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—This section applies only to—
‘‘(1) States that have rail fixed guideway public
transportation systems not subject to regulation by
the Federal Railroad Administration; and
‘‘(2) States that are designing rail fixed guide-
way public transportation systems that will not be
subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration.’’;
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘shall ensure
uniform safety standards and enforcement and’’
after ‘‘affected States’’; and
(3) by striking subsection (f).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5330 and inserting the following:
‘‘5330. State safety oversight.’’.
SEC. 3029. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ALCOHOL MIS-
USE TESTING.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 5331(a)(3) is amended
by striking the period at the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or section 2303a, 7101(i), or 7302(e) of title 46.
The Secretary may also decide that a form of public trans-
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portation is covered adequately, for employee alcohol and
controlled substances testing purposes, under the alcohol
and controlled substance statutes or regulations of an
agency within the Department of Transportation or the
Coast Guard.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Subsections (b)(1)
and (g) of section 5331 are each amended by striking ‘‘or
section 103(e)(4) of title 23’’.
(c) REGULATIONS.—Section 5331(f) is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 3030. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
Section 5333(b)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘5318(d),
5323(a)(1), (b), (d), and (e), 5328, 5337, and 5338(b)’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘5316, 5317, 5318,
5320, 5323(a)(1), 5323(b), 5323(d), 5328, 5337,
5338(b), 5338(g), and 5338(h)’’.
SEC. 3031. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Section 5334 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (9);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(11) issue regulations as necessary to carry
out the purposes of this chapter.’’;
(2) by striking subsection (i);
(3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (h)
as subsections (c) through (i), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS AGAINST REGULATING OPER-
ATIONS AND CHARGES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except for purposes of na-
tional defense or in the event of a national or re-
gional emergency, the Secretary may not regulate
the operation, routes, or schedules of a public trans-
portation system for which a grant is made under
this chapter, nor may the Secretary regulate the
rates, fares, tolls, rentals, or other charges pre-
scribed by any provider of public transportation.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
to prevent the Secretary from requiring a recipient
of funds under this chapter to comply with the
terms and conditions of its Federal assistance agree-
ment.’’;
(5) in subsection (c)(4) (as redesignated by
paragraph (3) of this section)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (h) and (i)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (i)’’; and
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘5323(c), 
5323(e),
5324(c),’’; and
(6) by adding at the end of subsection (c) (as
redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section) the
following:
‘‘(5) NONREGULATORY
SUBSTANTIVE
POLICY
STATEMENTS.—The Secretary shall provide notice
and an opportunity for public comment at least 60
days before issuing any nonregulatory substantive
policy statements (regardless of the form of
issuance), including guidance, policy statements, and
regulatory interpretations.’’.
SEC. 3032. NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5335 is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘§ 5335. National transit database’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b); and
(3) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) To help’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘To help’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘(2) The Secretary’’ and
inserting ‘‘(b) REPORTING AND UNIFORM SYS-
TEMS.—The Secretary’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5335 and inserting the following:
‘‘5335. National transit database.’’.
SEC. 3033. APPORTIONMENTS BASED ON FIXED GUIDEWAY
FACTORS.
(a) DISTRIBUTION.—Section 5337 is amended—
(1) by striking the section designation and all
that follows before paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
and inserting the following:
‘‘§ 5337. Apportionment based on fixed guideway fac-
tors
‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall apportion
amounts made available for fixed guideway modernization
under sections 5338(b) and 5338(g) as follows:’’;
(2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(e)(1)’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘(e)’’; and
(3) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(e)(2)’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘(e)’’.
(b) ROUTE SEGMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN APPOR-
TIONMENT FORMULAS.—Section 5337(e) is amended by
striking paragraph (1) and all that follows through ‘‘(2)
OTHER STANDARDS.—’’.
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating
to section 5337 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘5337. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors.’’.
SEC. 3034. AUTHORIZATIONS.
Section 5338 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 5338. Authorizations
‘‘(a) FORMULA GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—
‘‘(A) FROM TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5318,
and 5320 of this chapter, 1118(b) of the Trans-
portation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (re-
lating to the nonmotorized transportation pilot
program), and section 3038 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49
U.S.C. 
5310 
note; 
112 
Stat. 
392–393)
$3,132,304,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(B) FROM GENERAL FUND.—In addition
to amounts made available under subparagraph
(A), there are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out sections 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311,
5316, 5317, and 5318 of this chapter, 1118(b)
of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
541
Users (relating to the nonmotorized transpor-
tation pilot program), and section 3038 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392–393)
$783,076,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(C) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the ag-
gregate of amounts made available by and ap-
propriated under this paragraph for a fiscal
year—
‘‘(i) $4,849,950 shall be available to
the Alaska Railroad for improvements to
its passenger operations under section
5307;
‘‘(ii) $125,000,000 shall be available
to provide job access and reverse commute
formula grants under section 5316;
‘‘(iii) $50,000,000 shall be available
to carry out the New Freedom program
under section 5317;
‘‘(iv) $50,000,000 shall be available to
provide clean fuels formula grants under
section 5308;
‘‘(v) $8,000,000 shall be available to
carry out the transit in the parks pilot pro-
gram under section 5320;
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‘‘(vi) $4,000,000 shall be available to
carry out the nonmotorized transportation
pilot program under section 1118(b) of the
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users;
‘‘(vii) $8,000,000 shall be available to
provide 
over-the-road 
bus 
accessibility
grants under section 3038 of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(49 U.S.C. 5310 note);
‘‘(viii) $3,100,000 shall be available to
carry out bus testing under section 5318;
‘‘(ix) $91,560,751 shall be available to
provide transportation services to elderly
individuals and individuals with disabilities
under section 5310;
‘‘(x) $292,994,404 shall be available
to provide financial assistance for other
than urbanized areas under section 5311;
and
‘‘(xi) $3,277,874,895 shall be avail-
able to provide financial assistance for ur-
banized areas under section 5307, subject
to section 3041(h) of the Federal Public
Transportation Act of 2004.
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‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2009.—
‘‘(A) FROM TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5318,
and 5320 of this chapter, section 3038 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392–393), and
section 1118(b) of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (relating to the non-
motorized transportation pilot program)—
‘‘(i) $4,181,125,000 for fiscal year
2005;
‘‘(ii) $4,464,295,000 for fiscal year
2006;
‘‘(iii) $4,766,420,000 for fiscal year
2007;
‘‘(iv) $5,089,172,500 for fiscal year
2008; and
‘‘(v) $5,433,667,500 for fiscal year
2009.
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
BUS
TESTING
AND
OVER-THE-ROAD
BUS
ACCESSI-
BILITY.—Of the aggregate of amounts made
available by this paragraph for a fiscal year—
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‘‘(i) $3,100,000 shall be available to
carry out section 5318; and
‘‘(ii) $8,000,000 shall be available to
carry out section 3038 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49
U.S.C. 5310 note).
‘‘(C) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN
FUELS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.—Of the ag-
gregate of amounts made available by this para-
graph, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006,
2007, 2008, and 2009 shall be available to
carry out section 5308.
‘‘(D) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR JOB AC-
CESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE FORMULA GRANT
PROGRAM.—Of the aggregate of amounts made
available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $175,000,000 for fiscal year
2006, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$200,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2008, 
and
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be
available to carry out section 5316.
‘‘(E) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
NEW
FREEDOM
PROGRAM.—Of the aggregate of
amounts made available by this paragraph,
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$95,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $100,000,000
for fiscal year 2006, $105,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2008,
and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be
available to carry out section 5317.
‘‘(F) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR TRANSIT
IN THE PARKS PILOT PROGRAM.—Of the aggre-
gate of amounts made available by this para-
graph, 
$8,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2005,
$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $16,000,000
for fiscal year 2007, $16,000,000 for fiscal year
2008, and $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2009
shall be available to carry out section 5320.
‘‘(G) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
NON-
MOTORIZED
TRANSPORTATION
PILOT
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the aggregate of amounts made
available by this paragraph, $4,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2005, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $8,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, and $8,000,000 for fiscal year
2009 shall be available to carry out section
1118(b) of the Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (relating to the nonmotorized
transportation pilot program).
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‘‘(H) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
THE
ALASKA
RAILROAD.—Of 
the 
aggregate 
of
amounts made available by this paragraph,
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $11,000,000
for fiscal year 2006, $12,000,000 for fiscal year
2007, $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$14,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be avail-
able to the Alaska Railroad for improvements to
its passenger operations under section 5307.
‘‘(I) REMAINDER.—Of the remainder of
the aggregate amounts made available by this
paragraph for a fiscal year after the allocations
under subparagraphs (B) through (H) for such
fiscal year—
‘‘(i) 2.5 percent shall be available to
provide transportation services to elderly
individuals and individuals with disabilities
under section 5310;
‘‘(ii) 8.0 percent shall be available to
provide financial assistance for other than
urbanized areas under section 5311; and
‘‘(iii) 89.5 percent shall be available to
provide financial assistance for urbanized
areas under section 5307, subject to sec-
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tion 3041(h) of the Federal Public Trans-
portation Act of 2004.
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR
2004.—
‘‘(1) FROM TRUST FUND.—There shall be avail-
able from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway
Trust 
Fund 
to 
carry 
out 
section 
5309,
$2,499,504,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(2) FROM
GENERAL
FUND.—In addition to
amounts made available by paragraph (1), there is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section
5309, $624,876,200 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(c) PLANNING.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—
‘‘(A) FROM TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
5303, 5304, and 5305, $72,660,000 for fiscal
year 2004.
‘‘(B) FROM GENERAL FUND.—In addition
to amounts made available by subparagraph
(A), there is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out sections 5303, 5304, and 5305,
$18,165,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2009.—
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‘‘(A) FROM
THE
TRUST
FUND.—There
shall be available from the Mass Transit Ac-
count of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5303, 5304, and 5305—
‘‘(i) $96,875,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(ii) $103,325,000 for fiscal year
2006;
‘‘(iii) $110,200,000 for fiscal year
2007;
‘‘(iv) $117,537,500 for fiscal year
2008; and
‘‘(v) $125,362,500 for fiscal year
2009.
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the
funds made available by this paragraph for a
fiscal year—
‘‘(i) 82.72 percent shall be available
for metropolitan planning under sections
5303, 
5304, 
and 
5305 
(other 
than
5305(e)); and
‘‘(ii) 17.28 percent shall be available
for State planning under section 5305(e).
‘‘(d) RESEARCH.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—
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‘‘(A) FROM TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
5311(b), 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, 5322, and
5335, $41,888,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(B) FROM GENERAL FUND.—In addition
to amounts made available by subparagraph
(A), there is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out sections 5311(b), 5312, 5313, 5314,
5315, 5322, and 5335, $10,472,000 for fiscal
year 2004.
‘‘(C) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the
funds made available by or appropriated pursu-
ant to this paragraph for fiscal year 2004—
‘‘(i) not less than $4,500,000 shall be
available to carry out programs under the
National Transit Institute under section
5315;
‘‘(ii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be
available to carry out section 5335;
‘‘(iii) not less than $3,500,000 shall
be 
available 
to 
carry 
out 
section
5314(a)(2); and
‘‘(iv) not less than $8,860,000 shall
be available to carry out section 5313(a).
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‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2009.—
‘‘(A) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
sections 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, 5322, and
5335—
‘‘(i) $54,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(ii) $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
‘‘(iii) $59,500,000 for fiscal year
2007;
‘‘(iv) $62,000,000 for fiscal year
2008; and
‘‘(v) $64,500,000 for fiscal year 2009.
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the
funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph
for a fiscal year—
‘‘(i) not less than $4,500,000 shall be
available to carry out programs under the
National Transit Institute under section
5315;
‘‘(ii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be
available to carry out section 5335; and
‘‘(iii) not less than $3,500,000 shall
be 
available 
to 
carry 
out 
section
5314(a)(2).
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‘‘(C) TRANSIT
COOPERATIVE
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.—Of the funds appropriated pursu-
ant to this paragraph, $9,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005, $9,500,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $10,500,000
for fiscal year 2008, and $11,000,000 for fiscal
year 2009 shall be available to carry out section
5313(a).
‘‘(D) REMAINDER.—The remainder of the
funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph
for a fiscal year after the allocations under sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) for such fiscal year
shall be available to carry out national research
and technology programs under sections 5312,
5314, and 5322.
‘‘(e) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—
‘‘(A) FROM TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
5505 and 5506, $6,400,000 for fiscal year
2004.
‘‘(B) FROM GENERAL FUND.—In addition
to amounts made available by subparagraph
(A), there is authorized to be appropriated to
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carry out sections 5505 and 5506, $1,600,000
for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2009.—
Subject to paragraph (3), there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5505 and 5506,
$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2009.
‘‘(3) FUNDING
OF
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPOR-
TATION CENTERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made
available by and appropriated under paragraphs
(1) and (2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2004, 2005, and 2006 shall be available for the
institution identified in section 5505(j)(3)(E),
as so in effect.
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail-
able for the institution identified in subpara-
graph (A)(iii) shall be used to make grants
under 5506(f)(5) for that institution
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to limit the transpor-
tation research conducted by the centers funded
by this section.
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2004.—
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‘‘(A) FROM TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out section 5334,
$60,044,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(B) FROM GENERAL FUND.—In addition
to amounts made available under subparagraph
(A), there are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 5334, $15,011,000 for fiscal
year 2004.
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2009.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 5334—
‘‘(A) $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(B) $79,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
‘‘(C) $81,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(D) $83,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and
‘‘(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
‘‘(g) TRUST FUND CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANTS.—
There shall be available from the Mass Transit Account
of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
5309(m)(2)(B)(i) and 5309(m)(2)(B)(iii)—
‘‘(1) $1,918,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(2) $2,027,628,000 for fiscal year 2006;
‘‘(3) $2,154,528,000 for fiscal year 2007;
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‘‘(4) $2,305,974,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
‘‘(5) $2,452,482,000 for fiscal year 2009.
‘‘(h) GENERAL FUND CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANTS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sec-
tions 5309(m)(2)(A) and 5309(m)(2)(B)(ii)—
‘‘(1) $1,414,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(2) $1,526,752,000 for fiscal year 2006;
‘‘(3) 1,636,352,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(4) $1,737,316,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
‘‘(5) $1,859,998,000 for fiscal year 2009.
‘‘(i) GRANTS AS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS FINANCED FROM HIGHWAY TRUST
FUND.—A grant or contract approved by the Sec-
retary, that is financed with amounts made available
under subsection (a)(l)(A), (a)(2), (b)(1), (c)(2),
(d)(1)(A), (e)(1)(A), (f)(1)(A), or (g) is a contrac-
tual obligation of the Government to pay the Gov-
ernment’s share of the cost of the project.
‘‘(2) 
GRANTS
FINANCED
FROM
GENERAL
FUND.—A grant or contract, approved by the Sec-
retary, that is financed with amounts made available
under 
subsection 
(a)(l)(B), 
(b)(2), 
(c)(1)(B),
(d)(1)(B), (d)(2), (e)(1)(B), (e)(2), (f)(1)(B), (f)(2),
or (h) is a contractual obligation of the Government
to pay the Government’s share of the cost of the
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project only to the extent that amounts are provided
in advance in an appropriations Act.
‘‘(j) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts made
available by or appropriated under subsections (a) through
(h) shall remain available until expended.’’.
SEC. 3035. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3038 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310
note; 112 Stat. 392) is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘SEC. 3038. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS ACCESSIBILITY PRO-
GRAM. ’’;
(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE
OF COSTS.—The Federal
share of costs under this section shall be provided from
funds made available to carry out this section. The Fed-
eral share of the costs for a project shall not exceed 80
percent of the project cost.’’; and
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) Of the amounts made available to carry
out this section in each fiscal year, 75 percent shall
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be available for operators of over-the-road buses
used substantially or exclusively in intercity, fixed-
route over-the-road bus service to finance the incre-
mental capital and training costs of the Department
of Transportation’s final rule regarding accessibility
of over-the-road buses. Such amounts shall remain
available until expended.
‘‘(2) Of the amounts made available to carry
out this section in each fiscal year, 25 percent shall
be available for operators of other over-the-road bus
service to finance the incremental capital and train-
ing costs of the Department of Transportation’s
final rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road
buses. Such amounts shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con-
tents contained in section 1(b) of the Transportation Eq-
uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) is amended
by striking the item relating to section 3038 and inserting
the following:
‘‘Sec. 3038. Over-the-road bus accessibility program.’’.
SEC. 3036. UPDATED TERMINOLOGY.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 53.—Chapter 53 is
amended—
(1) in the chapter heading by striking ‘‘MASS’’
and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC’’;
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(2) in section 5310(h) by striking ‘‘Mass’’ and
inserting ‘‘Public’’;
(3) in the subsection heading for section
5331(b) by striking ‘‘MASS’’ and inserting ‘‘PUB-
LIC’’; and
(4) by striking ‘‘mass’’ each place it appears in
such chapter before ‘‘transportation’’ and inserting
‘‘public’’, except in sections 5301(f), 5302(a)(7),
5315, 5323(a)(1), and 5323(a)(1)(B).
(b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chapters for
subtitle III is amended in the item relating to chapter 53
by striking ‘‘MASS’’ and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC’’.
SEC. 3037. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED
GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS.
(a) EXISTING
FULL
FUNDING
GRANT
AGREE-
MENTS.—The following projects are authorized for final
design and construction for existing full funding grant
agreements in not less than the amount specified for each
fiscal year:
(1) Baltimore—Central LRT Double Tracking
$39,367,154 for fiscal year 2004, $29,009,003 for
fiscal year 2005, and $12,424,581 for fiscal year
2006.
(2) Chicago—Chicago Transit Authority Doug-
las Branch Reconstruction $83,655,202 for fiscal
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year 2004, $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and
$45,145,190 for fiscal year 2006.
(3) 
Chicago—Chicago 
Transit 
Authority
Ravenswood Expansion Project $9,841,789 for fiscal
year 2004, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008,
and $64,832,615 for fiscal year 2009.
(4) Dallas—North Central LRT Extension
$29,684,097 for fiscal year 2004.
(5) 
Denver 
Southeast 
Corridor 
LRT
$78,734,308 for fiscal year 2004, $80,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $76,552,758
for fiscal year 2008.
(6) Fort Lauderdale—Tri-Rail Commuter Rail
Upgrade $18,118,733 for fiscal year 2004 and
$11,210,695 for fiscal year 2005.
(7) 
Memphis—Medical 
Center 
Extension
$9,101,281 for fiscal year 2004.
(8) Metra North Central Corridor Commuter
Rail $19,177,300 for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000
for fiscal year 2005, and $20,613,452 for fiscal year
2006.
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(9) Metra Southwest Corridor Commuter Rail
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, and $7,281,395 for fiscal year
2006.
(10) Metra Union Pacific West Line Extension
$17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, and $14,285,749 for fiscal year
2006.
(11) Minneapolis—Hiawatha Corridor LRT
$73,793,730 for fiscal year 2004 and $33,111,257
for fiscal year 2005.
(12) New Jersey Urban Core—Hudson-Bergen
LRT MOS–2 $98,417,885 for fiscal year 2004,
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $100,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
and $52,402,995 for fiscal year 2008.
(13) New Jersey Urban Core—Newark-Eliza-
beth Rail Link MOS–1 $22,209,000 for fiscal year
2004 and $1,342,076 for fiscal year 2005.
(14) New Orleans MOS–1 Canal Street
$22,922,877 for fiscal year 2004 and $16,455,206
for fiscal year 2005.
(15) Pittsburgh—Stage II LRT Reconstruction
$31,733,314 for fiscal year 2004 and $1,120,914 for
fiscal year 2005.
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(16) Portland—Interstate MAX LRT Exten-
sion $76,273,861 for fiscal year 2004, $23,480,000
fiscal year 2005, and $18,104,710 for fiscal year
2006.
(17) 
Salt 
Lake 
City—Medical 
Center
$30,178,231 for fiscal year 2004 and $8,682,141 for
fiscal year 2005.
(18) San Diego—Mission Valley East LRT Ex-
tension 
$63,971,625 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2004,
$81,640,000 fiscal year 2005, and $7,700,304 for
fiscal year 2006.
(19) San Diego—Oceanside Escondido Rail
Corridor 
$47,240,585 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2004,
$55,000,000 fiscal year 2005, and $12,211,061 for
fiscal year 2006.
(20) San Francisco—BART Extension to San
Francisco Airport $98,417,890 for fiscal year 2004,
$100,000,000 fiscal year 2005, and $81,855,680 for
fiscal year 2006.
(21) San Juan—Tren Urbano $19,683,577 for
fiscal year 2004 and $54,818,940 fiscal year 2005.
(22) Seattle—Central Link Initial Segment
LRT $73,813,414 for fiscal year 2004, $80,00,000
for fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for fiscal year
2006, 
$80,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2007,
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$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $24,028,149
for fiscal year 2009.
(23) Washington DC/MD—Largo Metrorail Ex-
tension $63,971,625 for fiscal year 2004 and
$75,432,887 fiscal year 2005.
(b) FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—The fol-
lowing projects are authorized for final design and con-
struction for fiscal years 2004 through 2009 under para-
graphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and (2)(B)(ii) of section 5309(m)
of title 49, United States Code:
(1) Baltimore—MARC Commuter Rail Im-
provements.
(2) Boston—Silver Line BRT Phase III.
(3) Bridgeport—Intermodal Corridor.
(4) Central Phoenix—East Valley Corridor
LRT.
(5) Charlotte—South Corridor LRT.
(6) Cleveland—Euclid Corridor Bus Rapid
Transit.
(7) Dallas Area Rapid Transit—Northwest-
Southeast Extension, Pleasant Grove to Farmers
Branch.
(8) Delaware—I–95 Corridor Commuter Rail.
(9) Denver—West Corridor LRT.
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(10) 
El 
Paso-Juarez—International 
Fixed
Guideway.
(11) Harrisburg—Corridor One Commuter Rail
(MOS–1), East Mechanicsburg-Lancaster, Pennsyl-
vania.
(12) Kansas City, Kansas—Southtown Com-
muter Rail.
(13) Las Vegas—Monorail Transit Corridor
Project, Phase II.
(14) Los Angeles—Gold Line Phase 1 Eastside
Extension.
(15) Los Angeles—Gold Line Foothill Exten-
sion, Pasadena to Montclair.
(16) Los Angeles MTA—Exposition LRT.
(17) Miami-Dade Transit—North Corridor.
(18) Minneapolis—North Star Corridor.
(19) Missouri/Kansas—Interstate 35 Commuter
Rail.
(20) Nashua—Commuter Rail.
(21) Nashville, Tennessee Commuter Rail.
(22) New Britain-Hartford Busway Project.
(23) New Jersey Urban Core.
(24) New Orleans—Desire Corridor Streetcar.
(25) New York—Long Island Railroad East
Side Access Project.
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(26) New York—Second Avenue Subway.
(27) Norfolk Regional Light Rail.
(28) Northern Virginia—Dulles Corridor Ex-
tension.
(29) Orange County, California—Center Line
LRT.
(30) Philadelphia—Schuylkill Valley MetroRail.
(31) Pittsburgh—North Shore Connector.
(32) Portland, Oregon—Interstate MAX South
LRT Extensions.
(33) Sacramento—South Corridor (Phase 3),
Downtown to Elk Grove.
(34) Salt Lake City—Airport to University
LRT.
(35) Salt Lake City—Ogden-Provo Commuter
Rail.
(36) Salt Lake City—West Jordan LRT exten-
sion.
(37) San Diego—Mid Coast Extension.
(38) San Francisco Muni—Third Street LRT-
Phase I/II.
(39) Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority—
BART Extension to Santa Clara County.
(40) Tampa Bay—Regional Rail.
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(41) Triangle Transit Authority, North Caro-
lina—Regional Rail Project.
(42) Washington County, Oregon—Commuter
Rail.
(43) 
Wasilla-Girdwood, 
Alaska—Commuter
Rail.
(c) ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY EN-
GINEERING.—The following projects are authorized for al-
ternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for fiscal
years 2004 through 2009 under paragraphs (1)(B),
(2)(A), and (2)(B)(ii) of section 5309(m) of title 49,
United States Code:
(1) Albuquerque—High Capacity Corridor.
(2) Belen-Santa Fe—New Mexico Commuter
Rail.
(3) Ann Arbor/Detroit—Commuter Rail.
(4) Atlanta—GRTA I–75 Corridor, Wade
Green Road-Akers Mill Road BRT/HOV.
(5) Atlanta—North Line Corridor expansion
project.
(6) Atlanta—Belt Line C–Loop.
(7) Atlanta—West Line Corridor.
(8) Austin—San Antonio I–35 Commuter Rail.
(9) Austin—Rapid Bus Project.
(10) Austin—Regional Commuter Rail.
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(11) Baltimore Light Rail System Extensions.
(12) Baton Rouge Bus Rapid Transit.
(13) Birmingham, Alabama—Transit Corridor.
(14) Boise—Downtown Circulator.
(15) Boston—North Shore Corridor and Blue
Line Extension.
(16) Boston—North/South Rail Link.
(17) Boston—Urban Ring BRT.
(18) Broward County, Florida—Bus Rapid
Transit.
(19) Buffalo—Niagara Frontier Transit Au-
thority Improvements.
(20) Burlington-Clemmons, North Carolina—
Piedmont Authority Regional Rail.
(21) Charles Town-Ranson, West Virginia—
MARC Commuter Rail Spur.
(22) Central Phoenix—East Valley Corridor
LRT Extensions.
(23) Charlotte—North Corridor Project.
(24) Charlotte—Northeast Corridor Project.
(25) 
Charlotte—Southeast-West 
Corridor
Project.
(26) Charlotte—Streetcar Loop Project.
(27) Chicago CTA—Red Line Extension (95th
Street to 130th Street/Stony Island).
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(28) Chicago CTA—Chicago Transit Hub (Cir-
cle Line-Ogden Streetcar).
(29) Chicago CTA—Orange Line Extension
(Midway Airport to Ford City).
(30) Chicago CTA—Southeast Service-La Salle
Street Station to Baltimore Race Track.
(31) Chicago CTA—Yellow Line Extension
(Dempster-Old Orchard).
(32) Chula Vista, California—Bus Rapid Tran-
sit.
(33) Cleveland-Akron-Canton (Northeast Ohio)
Commuter Rail.
(34) Coachella Valley—Indio-Palm Desert Bus
Rapid Transit Connector.
(35) Columbia, South Carolina—Light Rail.
(36) Corpus Christi—Downtown Rail Trolley.
(37) Dallas Area Rapid Transit—Dallas Cen-
tral Business District.
(38) Dallas Area Rapid Transit—Rowlett LRT
Extension.
(39) Dallas Area Rapid Transit—Beltline to
DFW Airport.
(40) Denton County Transportation Authority,
Texas—Fixed Guideway Project.
(41) Denver—Gold Line Extension to Arvada.
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(42) Denver—United States Route 36 Transit
Corridor.
(43) Denver—North Metro Corridor to Thorn-
ton.
(44) Denver—East Corridor to DIA Airport.
(45) Detroit—Center City Loop.
(46) District of Columbia—Light Rail Starter
Line.
(47) Fairfax County, Virginia—Bus Rapid
Transit/HOV.
(48) 
Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts—Commuter
Rail Extensions and Improvements.
(49) Fort Lauderdale—Downtown Rail Link.
(50) Fort Worth—Trinity Railway Express
Commuter Rail Extensions.
(51) Fresno—Transit Corridor.
(52) Galveston—Rail Trolley Extension
(53) Grand Rapids—Fixed Guideway Corridor
Project.
(54) Guam—Tumon Bay-Airport Light Rail.
(55) Harrisburg—Corridor One Commuter Rail
(MOS–2), East Mechanicsburg-Carlisle, Pennsyl-
vania.
(56) Honolulu—Downtown BRT.
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(57) Houston Advanced Transit Program Light
Rail.
(58) 
Indianapolis—System 
of 
Metropolitan
Area Rapid Transit.
(59) Kansas City, Missouri-Lawrence, Kan-
sas—Commuter Rail.
(60) Kansas City, Missouri—Regional BRT.
(61) Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Metra Com-
muter Rail Extension (Wisconsin).
(62) King County, Washington—I–405 Cor-
ridor Bus Rapid Transit.
(63) Lakeview, Minnesota—Cedar Avenue Cor-
ridor Bus Rapid Transit.
(64) Lane County, Oregon—Bus Rapid Tran-
sit, Phase 2.
(65) Little Rock—River Rail Streetcar Exten-
sions.
(66) Little Rock—West Little Rock Commuter
Rail.
(67) Long Island Railroad—Nassau Hub.
(68) Lorain-Cleveland Commuter Rail.
(69) Los Angeles—Metrolink San Bernardino
Line Improvements.
(70) LOSSAN Del Mar-San Diego—Rail Cor-
ridor Improvements.
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(71) Madison and Dane Counties, Wisconsin—
Transport 2020 Commuter Rail.
(72) 
Maryland—I–270 
Corridor 
Cities
Transitway.
(73) Maryland—Route 5 Corridor to Waldorf.
(74) Memphis Regional Rail Plan.
(75) Memphis, Medical Center Rail Extension
to Airport.
(76) Metra BNSF Naperville to Aurora Cor-
ridor Extension and Improvements.
(77) Metra SouthEast Service Line Commuter
Rail.
(78) Metra STAR Line Inter-Suburban Com-
muter Rail.
(79) Metra UP Northwest Line Core Capacity
Upgrades.
(80) Metra UP West Line Core Capacity Up-
grades.
(81) Miami-Dade Transit—Douglas Road Ex-
tension.
(82) Miami-Dade Transit—East-West Corridor.
(83) Miami-Dade Transit—Kendall Corridor.
(84) Miami-Dade Transit—Northeast Corridor.
(85) Miami-Dade Transit—Rail Extension to
Florida City.
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(86) Middletown-South Fallsburg, New York,
Passenger Rail.
(87) Monterey County, California—Commuter
Rail.
(88) Montgomery and Prince George’s Coun-
ties, Maryland—Purple Line.
(89) Nashville Tennessee Commuter Rail.
(90) Nassau and Queens Counties, New York—
LIRR Main Line Third Track Project.
(91) New Haven, Connecticut-Hartford, Con-
necticut-Springfield, Massachusetts Commuter Line.
(92) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Cor-
ridor.
(93) New Jersey Transit—Northeast Corridor
Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements.
(94) New Jersey Transit—Morris/Essex/Boon-
ton Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements.
(95) New Jersey Transit—New York Susque-
hanna and Western RR Commuter Extension.
(96) New Jersey Transit—West Trenton Line
Commuter Line Service Extension.
(97) New Orleans—Airport-CBD Commuter
Rail.
(98) New York—Rockaway-Brooklyn Army
Terminal-Manhattan Ferry Service.
571
(99) New York—Staten Island to Manhattan
High-Speed Ferry Service Extension.
(100) New York—Stewart Airport Rail Access.
(101) Newburg, New York—LRT System.
(102) Northern Indiana—Commuter District
Line.
(103) Northern Indiana—West Lake Commuter
Rail Link (South Shore Commuter Rail).
(104) Norfolk—Naval Station Corridor.
(105) Northern Virginia—Crystal City Potomac
Yards Transit.
(106) Northern Virginia—Columbia Pike Rapid
Transit Project.
(107) Pittsburgh—Martin Luther King, Jr.
Busway Extension.
(108) Orlando—I–4 Central Florida Commuter
Rail System.
(109) Pawtucket, Rhode Island Commuter Rail
Improvement Program.
(110) Philadelphia—Route 100 Rapid Trolley
Extension to King of Prussia.
(111) Philadelphia—Broad Street Subway Line
Extension.
(112) Pittsburgh—East-West Corridor Rapid
Transit.
574
(141) Southern California High Speed Regional
Transit.
(142) St. Louis Metro Link—Scott AFB to
Mid America Airport.
(143) St. Louis—East/West Gateway.
(144) St. Louis—Metro Link Northside Daniel
Boone Project.
(145) St. Louis—Metro South Corridor.
(146) St. Louis—University Downtown Trolley.
(147) 
Stamford, 
Connecticut—Urban
Transitway Phase II.
(148) Toledo, Ohio—CBD to Zoo.
(149) Toledo, Ohio—University Corridor.
(150) Trenton Trolley.
(151) Tri-Rail Dolphin Extension.
(152) Tri-Rail Florida East Coast Commuter
Rail Extension.
(153) Tri-Rail Jupiter Extension.
(154) Tucson—Old Pueblo Trolley Expansion.
(155) Tulsa, Oklahoma, Light Rail.
(156) Vancouver—Interstate MAX Extension
to Clark County, Washington.
(157) Virginia Beach—Bus Rapid Transit.
(158) Virginia Railway Express Capacity Im-
provements.
575
(159) Washington State Ferries and Ferry Fa-
cilities.
(160) Williamsburg-Newport News—Peninsula
Rail Transit.
(d) OTHER PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.—Of the
amount authorized under section 5338(h) in fiscal year
2005 to carry out section 5309(m)(2)(B)(ii), the Secretary
shall make funds available to the following projects for
final design and construction in an amount not to exceed
the amount specified:
(1) 
Atlanta—North 
Springs 
Extension,
$260,785.
(2) Los Angeles—North Hollywood MOS–3,
$663,339.
(3) New Jersey Urban Core—Hudson Bergen
LRT Phase I, $313,896.
(4) Salt Lake City—CBD to University LRT,
$1,127,405.
(5) St. Louis-St. Clair—MetroLink Extension
Phase IIa, $59,383.
(e) RULES RELATING TO FUNDING.—
(1) SUBSECTION (a) PROJECTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to expend funds made available under
section 5309(m) of title 49, United States
576
Code, for final design and construction of
projects authorized by subsection (a) as existing
full funding grant agreements.
(B) MINIMUM
FUNDING
LEVELS.—The
Secretary shall make available not less than the
following amounts for projects authorized by
subsection (a): $1,042,307,000 for fiscal year
2004, $928,303,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$519,622,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006,
$300,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2007,
$238,956,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2008, 
and
$88,861,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(2) SUBSECTION (b) PROJECTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Projects authorized by
subsection (b) for final design and construction
are also authorized for alternatives analysis and
preliminary engineering.
(B) MINIMUM
FUNDING
LEVELS.—The
Secretary shall make available not less than the
following amounts for projects authorized by
subsection (b): $132,850,000 for fiscal year
2004, $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$861,376,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006,
$1,180,821,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2007,
577
$1,333,823,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$1,595,648,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(C) PRIORITY.—In making funds available
under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall
first make such funds available for any full
funding grant agreement executed by the Sec-
retary in fiscal year 2004 after the date of en-
actment of this Act and for any full funding
grant agreement executed by the Secretary in
the amount indicated in fiscal years 2005
through 2009 in the amount indicated in the
‘‘Schedule of Federal Funds for the Project’’
included in such agreement.
(3) SUBSECTION (c) PROJECTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Effective October 1,
2006, projects authorized by subsection (c) for
alternatives analysis and preliminary engineer-
ing are also authorized for final design and con-
struction.
(B) MAXIMUM
FUNDING
LEVELS.—The
Secretary shall make available not more than
the following amounts for projects authorized
by subsection (c): $102,188,000 for fiscal year
2004, $111,157,000 for fiscal year 2005, and
$120,087,000 for fiscal year 2006.
578
(C) MAXIMUM FUNDING LEVELS FOR AL-
TERNATIVES ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY EN-
GINEERING.—In fiscal years 2007, 2008, and
2009, the Secretary shall make available not
more than the following amounts for projects
authorized by subsection (b), and projects au-
thorized by subsection (c), to conduct alter-
natives analysis and preliminary engineering ac-
tivities: $128,767,000 in fiscal year 2007,
$136,763,000 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2008, 
and
$146,479,000 in fiscal year 2009.
(f) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Section
3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (112 Stat. 380; 105 Stat. 2122) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘associated components to and
at the contiguous New Jersey Meadowlands Sports
Complex),’’ and inserting ‘‘to and at the contiguous
New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex), includ-
ing a connection to the Hudson River Waterfront
Transportation System, the Lackawanna Cutoff,’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘in Lakewood to Freehold to
Matawan or Jamesburg, New Jersey, as described in
section 3035(p) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
579
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131)’’ and
inserting ‘‘from Lakehurst to the Northeast Corridor
or the New Jersey Coast Line’’.
(g) NEW JERSEY TRANS-HUDSON MIDTOWN COR-
RIDOR.—Project elements of the New Jersey Trans-Hud-
son Midtown Corridor advanced with 100 percent non-
Federal funds shall be given consideration by the Federal
Transit Administration when evaluating the local share
and mobility improvements of the project in the new starts
rating process, including the purchase of bilevel rail equip-
ment.
SEC. 3038. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILI-
TIES.
Of the amounts made available to carry out section
5309(m)(2)(B)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, for
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007, the Secretary
shall make funds available for the following projects in not
less than the amounts specified for the fiscal year:
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
1. Hillsborough County, FL: Replacement
buses and vans .........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
2. Winston-Salem, NC: Union Station
Intermodal Transfer Center, Martin Lu-
ther King Drive ........................................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
3. Purchase of Buses; North Carolina
Statewide Request (NCDOT) ..................
$32,000.00
$33,000.00
$35,000.00
4. Geneva Parking Deck: Construction of a
3-tier commuter Parking deck for metra
service ......................................................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
5. St. Charles, IL Intermodal Parking
Structures ................................................
$1,440,000.00
$1,485,000.00
$1,575,000.00
6. Clinton, NJ Construct an intermodal bus
terminal and rail station at the Intersec-
tion of I–78, Route 22 and the NJ Tran-
sit Raritan Valley Line in Clinton, NJ
(Hunterdon County) ................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
580
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
7. Knoxville, TN intermodal facility ............
$3,264,000.00
$3,366,000.00
$3,570,000.00
8. Miami, FL Miami-Dade County Buses ...
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
9. Pittburgh, PA: Purchase of new buses
for Pittsburgh Port Authority .................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
10. Lake Success, NY intermodal facility ...
$544,000.00
$561,000.00
$595,000.00
11. Charlotte, NC West Trade Street inter-
modal center .............................................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
12. Corning, NY Transit Center .................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
13. Burlington County, NJ New Jersey
transit buses .............................................
$1,008,000.00
$1,039,500.00
$1,102,500.00
14. Hamilton County, OH: Metro Bus
Service 
Enhancements—Neighborhood
Transit Centers and Hubs .......................
$544,000.00
$561,000.00
$595,000.00
15. Adams County Transit Authority, PA:
Gettysburg transit transfer center or
other related projects ...............................
$287,680.00
$296,670.00
$314,650.00
16. Oneida County, NY: buses and facilities
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
17. Utica, NY: Utica Union Station track
improvements ...........................................
$32,000.00
$33,000.00
$35,000.00
18. Utica and Thendara, NY: Install Two
Handicap Lifts .........................................
$32,000.00
$33,000.00
$35,000.00
19. Myrtle Beach, SC: Regional Multimodal
Transit Center .........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
20. Buffalo, NY intermodal facility .............
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
21. Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus inter-
modal facility roadway, streetscape, pe-
destrian, transit, and parking improve-
ments ........................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
22. Juneau, AK transit bus acquisition and
transit center ...........................................
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
23. Roanoke, VA: Improve buses at Com-
monwealth Coach and Trolley Museum ...
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
24. Roanoke, VA: Improve Virginian Rail-
way Intermodal Station ...........................
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
25. City of Flagstaff, AZ Purchase of buses
and bus related facilities ..........................
$912,000.00
$940,500.00
$997,500.00
26. City of Sedona, AZ Purchase of buses
and bus related facilities ..........................
$912,000.00
$940,500.00
$997,500.00
27. Parking garage at SEPTA Market
Street Elevated Line ................................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
28. Normal, IL Multimodal center that will
provide for eight transportation modes
and help to redevelop Normal downtown
area ..........................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
29. San Joaquin, CA Altamont Commuter
Express Corridor intermodal centers .......
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
30. Cleveland Clinic Intermodal Center and
Parking Facility .......................................
$2,720,000.00
$2,805,000.00
$2,975,000.00
31. Cuyahoga County, OH University Hos-
pital Intermodal Center and related im-
provements ...............................................
$1,328,000.00
$1,369,500.00
$1,452,500.00
32. Akron Art Museum, OH enhancements
& transit improvements/safety .................
$208,000.00
$214,500.00
$227,500.00
33. Coffman Cove, AK IFA ferry terminal
$1,024,000.00
$1,056,000.00
$1,120,000.00
34. Unalaska, AK Construction of AMHW
ferry terminal including approach, stag-
ing, and upland improvements .................
$2,400,000.00
$2,475,000.00
$2,625,000.00
35. St. Johns, MI buses ..............................
$32,000.00
$33,000.00
$35,000.00
36. Eastlake Stadium, OH Transit Im-
provements ...............................................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
37. Cleveland Art Museum Intermodal Cen-
ter and Parking Facility ..........................
$2,560,000.00
$2,640,000.00
$2,800,000.00
38. Joliet, IL: For the construction of
1,000 commuter car parking structure
parking at Joliet Union station ...............
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
39. Grand Rapids, MI Bus replacement ex-
pansion .....................................................
$4,797,760.00
$4,947,690.00
$5,247,550.00
40. Ionia County, MI: Vehicle replacement
$83,840.00
$86,460.00
$91,700.00
41. Barry County, MI bus maintenance
equipment .................................................
$11,200.00
$11,550.00
$12,250.00
581
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
42. Sevierville to Pigeon Forge, TN BRT ...
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
43. Lower Merion Township, PA relocate
the SEPTA/AMTRAK Ardmore Station
$2,329,600.00
$2,402,400.00
$2,548,000.00
44. Mammoth Lakes, CA expanded transit
service ......................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
45. Westmoreland County, PA Buses .........
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
46. Warwick, NY Bus Depot and Shelters
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
47. Tempe/Scottsdale, AZ East Valley Bus
Facility .....................................................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
48. Lancaster, PA Job Access buses and
services .....................................................
$128,000.00
$132,000.00
$140,000.00
49. I–80/Howard Blvd New Jersey Transit
Park and Ride ..........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
50. Calstart fuel cell buses ..........................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
51. Coachella Valley, CA: Bus rapid transit,
Cities of Indio/ Palm Desert ....................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
52. Spring Valley, CA Multi-Modal Center
$384,000.00
$396,000.00
$420,000.00
53. Escondido, CA Compressed Natural
Gas (CNG) operation and maintenance
facility ......................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
54. San Diego, CA Off-street multimodal
center and service facility ........................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
55. Roanoke, VA: Improve Link Passenger
Rail Intermodal Facility ..........................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
56. Zanesville, OH bus system signage and
shelters .....................................................
$20,800.00
$21,450.00
$22,750.00
57. Allegheny County, PA Clean Fuel
Buses ........................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
58. Mariposa, CA CNG-Hydrogen transit
system with fueling stations and buses
for Yosemite National Park .....................
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
59. Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula,
VA multi-modal bus facilities ..................
$1,040,000.00
$1,072,500.00
$1,137,500.00
60. Improvements to Metro North Rail-
road’s Beacon Train Station ...................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
61. Faquier County, VA Bealeton Station
depot rehabilitation ..................................
$88,000.00
$90,750.00
$96,250.00
62. Kearney, NE RYDE transit Bus and
maintenance facility .................................
$608,000.00
$627,000.00
$665,000.00
63. Statewide, NE: Statewide rural transit
needs assessment for the State of Ne-
braska ......................................................
$96,000.00
$99,000.00
$105,000.00
64. Trenton, NJ Intermodal Train Station
reconsruction ............................................
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
65. York, PA: Rabbittransit transit hubs
and communications equipment ...............
$886,560.00
$914,265.00
$969,675.00
66. Harrison, AR Trolley Barn ...................
$12,800.00
$13,200.00
$14,000.00
67. Dakota County, MN: Lakeview/Cedar
Avenue Corridor BRT ..............................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
68. Miami, FL Miami-Dade County Buses
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
69. Monrovia, CA multi-modal regional
transit center ...........................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
70. Cleveland, OH Transit Improvements
for the upcoming International Children’s
Games ......................................................
$48,000.00
$49,500.00
$52,500.00
71. Hampton Roads, VA Southside Bus
Facility .....................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
72. Denver, CO: Regional Transportation
District Bus Replacement ........................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
73. Foothill Transit, CA commuter park
and ride facilities .....................................
$3,040,000.00
$3,135,000.00
$3,325,000.00
74. Salt Lake Community Collage, UT -
Intermodal Hub .......................................
$560,000.00
$577,500.00
$612,500.00
75. Fresno, CA low-emission transit vehi-
cles ...........................................................
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
76. Fredericksburg, VA VRE station res-
toration ....................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
77. Lakewood, NJ bus route .......................
$240,000.00
$247,500.00
$262,500.00
78. Elmira, NY buses and related transit
systems .....................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
582
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
79. South Bend, IN Operations Center/
Mishawaka Transfer Facility ...................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
80. Atlanta, GA: BRT/HOV project; I–75
from Wade Green road to Akers Mill
Road .........................................................
$3,200,000.00
$3,300,000.00
$3,500,000.00
81. Kodiak, AK Construction of AMHW
ferry terminal and approach ....................
$2,400,000.00
$2,475,000.00
$2,625,000.00
82. Utica, NY: Union Station canopy .........
$240,000.00
$247,500.00
$262,500.00
83. Shreveport, LA Intermodal Transit Fa-
cility .........................................................
$1,072,000.00
$1,105,500.00
$1,172,500.00
84. Bend, Oregon Replacement of the city’s
22 person vans .........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
85. Pasadena to Montclair, CA Gold Line
Light Rail Foothill Extension intermodal
centers ......................................................
$4,800,000.00
$4,950,000.00
$5,250,000.00
86. NC: North Carolina Statewide Bus and
Bus Facilities ...........................................
$5,952,000.00
$6,138,000.00
$6,510,000.00
87. Triad, NC: Multimodal facility to serve
as the central facility for the PART
routes throughout the Triad region .........
$3,712,000.00
$3,828,000.00
$4,060,000.00
88. High Point, NC: Home Funishings
Market terminals/parking ........................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
89. Cincinnati Zoo/Uptown Crossing, OH:
Intermodal bus facility/commuter parking
garage ......................................................
$416,000.00
$429,000.00
$455,000.00
90. Florida Keys Bus System Facility Im-
provements ...............................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
91. Florida Keys Bus System Improve-
ments, Job Access Reverse Commute ......
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
92. Rome, NY: VIP bus system ..................
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
93. Geneva, NY: Intermodal Facility ren-
ovations ....................................................
$345,600.00
$356,400.00
$378,000.00
94. Oneonta, NY: Heavy Duty Buses .........
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
95. Cooperstown, NY: Construct Coopers-
town Intermodal Facility .........................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
96. Seneca City Public Transit, NY: De-
velop a transportation service plan for
the county ................................................
$48,000.00
$49,500.00
$52,500.00
97. Columbus, OH Paratransit and Small
Bus Service Facility .................................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$3,750,000.00
98. Erie County, NY Niagara Frontier
Transportation Authority rehabilitation ..
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
99. Jamestown, NY intermodal facility .......
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
100. Dunkirk, NY intermodal facility .........
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
101. Tinley Park, IL: Commuter rail inter-
modal station at 80th Avenue ..................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
102. Londonderry, NH: Park and Ride Bus
Facility at Exit 5 .....................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
103. Enfield, CT: Enfield Intermodal Sta-
tion on New Haven CT—Springfield, MA
Commuter Rail Line ................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
104. Atlanta, GA Atlanta Transportation
Trolley Link clean fuel transit vehicles ...
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
105. Stonington and Mystic, CT: Construct
Stonington-Mystic 
Village 
Intermodal
Center Parking facility and Improve
streetscapes ..............................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
106. Atlanta, GA MARTA low-floor clean
fuel buses .................................................
$3,200,000.00
$3,300,000.00
$3,500,000.00
107. Glenwood Park, PA Transit Center
and adjacent park & ride facility .............
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
108. Beaver, PA: Expand and improve 2
park and ride facilities in Beaver County,
PA ............................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
109. Vernon, CT: Construct Vernon Inter-
modal Center, Parking and Streetscapes
$1,920,000.00
$1,980,000.00
$2,100,000.00
110. New London, CT: Improve New Lon-
don Intermodal Transportation Center
Streetscapes and Traffic Flow .................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
583
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
111. Warren, PA intermodal transportation
center .......................................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
112. Sharon, PA bus facilities, parking lots
and bus stops ...........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
113. New Orleans, LA Multimodal River-
front Center .............................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
114. Manchester, NH North River Road
Intermodal Facility and streetscape im-
provements ...............................................
$288,000.00
$297,000.00
$315,000.00
115. River parishes, LA South Central
Planning and Development Commission,
bus and bus facilities ...............................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
116. Regional Planning Commission, New
Orleans, LA bus and bus facilities ..........
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
117. St. Bernard Parish, LA Intermodal
facility improvements ...............................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
118. Rockville, MD Maryland Avenue and
Market Street Intermodal Access Project
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
119. Detroit, MI Replacement bus facility ..
$240,000.00
$247,500.00
$262,500.00
120. Detroit, MI Replacement buses ...........
$240,000.00
$247,500.00
$262,500.00
121. Oakland, CA San Francisco Bay
Trail, Oakland Coliseum—Martin Luther
King Jr. Regional Shoreline ....................
$288,000.00
$297,000.00
$315,000.00
122. Covina/El Monte/Baldwin Park/Up-
land, CA Improve parking and station
access at Metrolink stations .....................
$1,184,000.00
$1,221,000.00
$1,295,000.00
123. Bronx, NY Complete Penn Station/
East Side Access Programs. Upgrade
Metro North stations in the Bronx and
construct station at Yankee Stadium ......
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
124. Nashville, TN Downtown Transit
Transfer Facility ......................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
125. Sandy Hook National Park, NJ Con-
nect passengers from lower Manhattan &
other NY/NJ ferry terminals through
construction of a fixed & floating pier .....
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
126. Long Beach, CA Acquire property and
construct a park and ride structure in
Downtown Long Beach ............................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
127. Camden County, NJ Intermodal facil-
ity serving critical bus and rail lines to
East and North Camden Neighborhoods
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
128. New York City, NY Purchase Handi-
capped-Accessible Livery Vehicles ...........
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
129. Glendale, CA CNG Buses ....................
$224,000.00
$231,000.00
$245,000.00
130. Las Vegas, NV Construct Las Vegas
Center City Intermodal Transportation
Terminal ...................................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
131. Middletown, CT Construct intermodal
facility ......................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
132. Los Angeles County, CA Develop
intermodal centers along the light rail
Foothill Extension ....................................
$256,000.00
$264,000.00
$280,000.00
133. Los Angeles, CA Implement parking
and electronic signage improvements on
the Metrolink commuter rail system ........
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
134. Corvallis, OR Bus Replacement ..........
$396,800.00
$409,200.00
$434,000.00
135. Eugene, OR Purchase new buses for
Lane Transit District’s Bus Rapid Tran-
sit service .................................................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
136. Detroit, MI Mid-Life Vehicle Overhaul
$4,608,000.00
$4,752,000.00
$5,040,000.00
137. Torrington, CT Construct bus-related
facility (Northwestern Connecticut Cen-
tral Transit District) ...............................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
138. Bronx, NY For the acquisition of
buses to provide service from the Jacobi
Intermodal Center to North Central
Bronx Hospital ........................................
$128,000.00
$132,000.00
$140,000.00
139. Columbia County, OR Purchase buses
$44,800.00
$46,200.00
$49,000.00
584
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
140. Yamhill County, OR Construction of
bus shelters and park and ride facilities
in Yamhill County ....................................
$21,440.00
$22,110.00
$23,450.00
141. Albany, OR Construct pathway at
Multimodal Transit Station .....................
$128,000.00
$132,000.00
$140,000.00
142. Miami-Dade County, FL County
Buses ........................................................
$1,888,000.00
$1,947,000.00
$2,065,000.00
143. Brownsville, TX Brownsville Urban
System City-Wide Transit Improvement
project ......................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
144. Sandy City, UT Intermodal Hub and
Station .....................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
145. Howard County, MD Design and con-
struct Howard County Bus Operation
Repair Facility .........................................
$832,000.00
$858,000.00
$910,000.00
146. Carson, CA Purchase one bus .............
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
147. Carson, CA Purchase two tripper
buses ........................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
148. Carson, CA Purchase one trolley-bus
vehicle .......................................................
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
149. Des Moines, IA Purchase currently
leased 40-foot heavy-duty buses ..............
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
150. Bellflower, CA Conversion of an his-
toric train depot into an intermodal cen-
ter .............................................................
$88,000.00
$90,750.00
$96,250.00
151. Bellflower, CA Bus shelter improve-
ments ........................................................
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
152. Albany, GA Bus replacement program
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
153. Sylvester, GA Intermodal Facility:
Construction/restoration of Train Depot
for train, intercity bus, local transit, taxi
$96,000.00
$99,000.00
$105,000.00
154. Thomasville, GA Bus Replacement
program ....................................................
$64,000.00
$66,000.00
$70,000.00
155. Quitman County, Clay County, Ran-
dolph County, and Stewart County, GA:
Regional Rural Transit Bus Project (ini-
tiate joint/cooperative rural transit pro-
gram) .......................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
156. Albany, GA Multi-modal facility (Con-
struction of local transit transfer station/
garage/office headquarters, intercity bus,
taxi) ..........................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
157. North Carolina expand bus facilities
and buses statewide .................................
$1,680,000.00
$1,732,500.00
$1,837,500.00
158. Charlotte, NC Design and construct
new intermodal facility housing intra-city
buses, inter-city rail and commuter rail.
(West Trade) ............................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
159. Carson/South Bay, CA Construct a
transit center to serve existing routes
and additional MTA lines ........................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
160. Compton, CA Construct fuel dis-
pensing facility for the transit CNG bus
fleet ..........................................................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
161. Compton, CA: Expand existing transit
center in to a multi modal transportation
building ....................................................
$992,000.00
$1,023,000.00
$1,085,000.00
162. Los Angeles County, CA Construct
Foothill Transit commuter park-and-ride
facilities in the San Gabriel Valley ..........
$256,000.00
$264,000.00
$280,000.00
163. Akron, OH Construct Downtown
Multi-modal Transportation Center .........
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
164. Elyria, OH Construct the New York
Central Train Station into an intermodal
transportation hub ...................................
$655,360.00
$675,840.00
$716,800.00
165. Long Beach, CA Purchase ten clean
fuel busses ................................................
$1,440,000.00
$1,485,000.00
$1,575,000.00
166. Los Angeles, CA Mission College
Transit Center construction .....................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
585
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
167. Windfall, NC Purchase of buses .........
$40,000.00
$41,250.00
$43,750.00
168. Montgomery County, MD intermodal
access programs in the Silver Spring and
Wheaton Central Business Districts ........
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
169. Compton, CA Improve 33 bus stops in
the local transit system and purchase 7
CNG buses ...............................................
$518,400.00
$534,600.00
$567,000.00
170. St. Lucie County, FL: Acquisition of
Americans with Disabilities Act compli-
ant buses ..................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
171. Los Angeles, CA California State Uni-
versity Northridge propane-powered tram
service project ..........................................
$104,000.00
$107,250.00
$113,750.00
172. Jacksonville, FL: Bus Facility Expan-
sion ...........................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
173. Hampton Roads, VA Develop, design
and build new Hampton Roads Transit
Southside Bus Facility to house bus
fleet, maintenance, warehouse, and ad-
ministrative functions ..............................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
174. Phoenix, AZ West Phoenix Bus Facil-
ity .............................................................
$1,920,000.00
$1,980,000.00
$2,100,000.00
175. Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Heavy Bus Fa-
cility .........................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
176. Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Dial-a-Ride Op-
erating Facility ........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
177. Trenton, NJ Reconstruction and reha-
bilitation of the Trenton Train Station ...
$2,352,000.00
$2,425,500.00
$2,572,500.00
178. La Crosse, WI Transit Center and
Bus Replacement .....................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
179. Eau Claire, WI Transfer Center and
Vehicle Replacement ................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
180. Lowell, MA Lowell Regional Transit
Authority transit buses ............................
$864,000.00
$891,000.00
$945,000.00
181. Calexico, CA Purchase new buses for
the Calexico Transit System ....................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
182. San Francisco, CA Redesign and ren-
ovate intermodal facility at Glen Park
Community ...............................................
$1,056,000.00
$1,089,000.00
$1,155,000.00
183. Cleveland, OH Buses and bus-related
facilities ....................................................
$64,000.00
$66,000.00
$70,000.00
184. Cleveland, OH Construct intermodal
facility ......................................................
$288,000.00
$297,000.00
$315,000.00
185. Cleveland, OH Construct intermodal
facility on Euclid Avenue .........................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
186. Berkeley/Oakland, CA AC Transit Bus
Rapid Transit, bus shelters & intelligent
systems, 
Berkeley-Oakland 
corridor
project ......................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
187. Gardena, CA Purchase of alternate
fuel buses for service expansion, on-board
security system and bus facility training
equipment .................................................
$1,565,571.84
$1,614,495.96
$1,712,344.20
188. Wilmington, NC A multi-modal center
for rail station and downtown hub for
city and intercity bus services ..................
$240,000.00
$247,500.00
$262,500.00
189. Westchester County, NY Acquisition
of clean fuel buses ....................................
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
190. Pleasant Hill, CA Construct Diablo
Valley College Bus Transit Center ..........
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
191. Rock Island, IL Construct bus and
bus-related facilities .................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
192. Beckley, WV Beckley Intermodal
Gateway, pursuant to the eligibility pro-
visions for projects listed under section
3030(d)(3) of P.L. 105–178 ....................
$7,680,000.00
$7,920,000.00
$8,400,000.00
193. Newark, NJ Newark Penn Station
Intermodal Improvements including the
rehabilitation of boarding areas ...............
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
586
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
194. 
San 
Francisco, 
CA 
Construct
Transbay Terminal ..................................
$4,480,000.00
$4,620,000.00
$4,900,000.00
195. Bronx, NY Conduct a study to con-
struct an intermodal facility in Riverdale/
Kingsbridge ..............................................
$112,000.00
$115,500.00
$122,500.00
196. Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Zoo
Intermodal Transportation project entail-
ing parking consolidation, pedestrian
walkways, public transportation com-
plements, and landscape improvements to
surface parking lots. ................................
$2,211,672.00
$2,280,786.75
$2,419,016.25
197. Thurston County, WA Purchase buses
to replace existing equipment and expand
service ......................................................
$288,000.00
$297,000.00
$315,000.00
198. Gresham, OR Construction of a light
rail station, bus, bicycle and parking
plaza facilities, and in support of transit-
oriented development ...............................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
199. New Jersey, Passaic Valley Intermodal
and Parking Facilities .............................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
200. Denver, CO Construct intermodal cen-
ter at Denver Union Station ....................
$3,200,000.00
$3,300,000.00
$3,500,000.00
201. Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Regional
Transit Authority for maintenance facil-
ity improvements ......................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
202. Albany, OR Rehabilitate building at
Multimodal Transit Station .....................
$281,600.00
$290,400.00
$308,000.00
203. Alameda, CA Planning, design, con-
struction of an aerial tramway at the
former Naval Air Station on Alameda
Point to Oakland BART ..........................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
204. Union City, CA Grade separation to
provide new vehicle, pedestrian, and bike
access to BART .......................................
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
205. Westchester County, NY Replacement
of buses in Westchester’s Beeline fleet ....
$1,200,000.00
$1,237,500.00
$1,312,500.00
206. Livermore, CA Construct Bus Facility
for Livermore Amador Valley Transit
Authority ..................................................
$720,000.00
$742,500.00
$787,500.00
207. Martinez, CA Martinez Intermodal
Facility Depot restoration ........................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
208. San Juan, PR Purchase of 27 new
buses for replacement and service expan-
sion ...........................................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
209. San Juan, PR Purchase of security
cameras on board 404 buses ....................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
210. Flint, MI Purchase new and replace-
ment vehicles for expanded job related
service. Flint MTA ...................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
211. Sonoma County, CA Purchase CNG
buses ........................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
212. Arlington, VA Improve pedestrian ac-
cess, construct shelters, and purchase
buses to improve service along Columbia
Pike corridor ............................................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
213. Santa Clara County, CA Purchase 6
hydrogen fuel-cell buses, installation of
fuel station, and modification of existing
facilities for the new technology ..............
$1,024,000.00
$1,056,000.00
$1,120,000.00
214. Los Angeles, CA Improve Wilshire
Vermont transit station to provide im-
proved pedestrian and intermodal access
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
215. Indianapolis, IN Create downtown
transit center for the intra-city bus sys-
tem ...........................................................
$5,192,000.00
$5,354,250.00
$5,678,750.00
216. Fairfax, VA Construct transit center
and improve service and pedestrian and
passenger access on Richmond Highway
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
587
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
217. Alexandria, VA Purchase buses and
relocate WMATA’s 58-year old Royal
Street garage ...........................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
218. Bar Harbor, ME Purchase new buses
to enhance commuting near the Jackson
Labs .........................................................
$96,000.00
$99,000.00
$105,000.00
219. Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles City
College Red Line Pedestrian Connector
Project to improve pedestrian access .......
$400,000.00
$412,500.00
$437,500.00
220. Stanwood, WA Terry’s Corner Park
and Ride ...................................................
$336,000.00
$346,500.00
$367,500.00
221. Denver, CO Construct intermodal fa-
cility at Stapleton as part of FasTracks
project ......................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
222. Alexandria, VA Construct shelters,
walkways and traffic light signals in Ei-
senhower Avenue area to increase bus
ridership and improve connectivity to
Metrorail stations .....................................
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
223. Island County, WA Island Transit
Capital Improvements ..............................
$768,000.00
$792,000.00
$840,000.00
224. Kansas City, MO Regional Bus rapid
transit system ..........................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
225. Pittsburgh, PA For the purchase of
clean fuel buses ........................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
226. Burbank, CA Construction of the Em-
pire Area Transit Center near the Bur-
bank/Pasadena/Glendale Airport .............
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
227. New Orleans, LA Plan and construct
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
intermodal facilities ..................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
228. Kansas City, MO Bus transit infra-
structure ...................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
229. Dallas, TX Bus Passenger Facilities
for Dallas Area Rapid Transit: shelters,
benches, and bus stop improvements .......
$3,200,000.00
$3,300,000.00
$3,500,000.00
230. Los Angeles, CA Reseda Blvd. Bus
Rapid Transit Route, a small-start
project already begun by the LA MTA ...
$320,640.00
$330,660.00
$350,700.00
231. Monterey Park, CA Safety improve-
ments at a bus stop including creation of
bus loading areas and street improve-
ments ........................................................
$544,000.00
$561,000.00
$595,000.00
232. Washington, DC Purchase of clean
fuel transit buses and improved pas-
senger facilities including bus system
maps, dynamic bus arrival indicators and
improved bus stop signage .......................
$6,400,000.00
$6,600,000.00
$7,000,000.00
233. Cheltenham Township, PA Glenside
Rail Station Parking Garage project in-
volving the construction of a 300–400
space parking lot @ Easton Road and
Glenside Avenue .......................................
$544,000.00
$561,000.00
$595,000.00
234. San Mateo County, CA Install security
cameras for buses and passenger stations
$384,000.00
$396,000.00
$420,000.00
235. Torrance, CA Acquisition of EPA and
CARB-certified, low emission replace-
ment buses ...............................................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
236. Portland, OR Renovation of Union
Station, including structural reinforce-
ment and public safety upgrades .............
$32,000.00
$33,000.00
$35,000.00
237. Long Beach, CA Install security cam-
eras on busses ..........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
238. Pittsburgh, PA North Shore improve-
ments. Funding for the West End Bridge
improvements, 
Intermodal 
Transpor-
tation Center, Brighton Road, Canal and
Market Streets .........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
588
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
239. Los Angeles, CA Expand intermodal
center at California State University to
accommodate additional buses, ADA im-
provements, upgrade lighting ...................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
240. Cleveland, OH Construct intermodal
center and bus facilities at Euclid Avenue
and East 96th Street ...............................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
241. Brockton, MA Bus replacement for
the Brockton Area Transit Authority
(BA4T) ....................................................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
242. Sacramento, CA Improvements to bus
facilities ....................................................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
243. Orange County, CA Purchase inter-
county express buses for Orange County
Transportation Authority ........................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
244. New Jersey, Community Shuttle
Buses ........................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
245. Nacogdoches, TX Bus fleet vehicle re-
placement for the Brazos Transit District
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
246. Lufkin, TX Bus fleet vehicle replace-
ment for the Brazos Transit District ......
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
247. Burbank, CA Burbank Regional Inter-
modal Transportation Center – Chandler
Bikeway Extension ...................................
$252,800.00
$260,700.00
$276,500.00
248. Miramar, FL Miramar Transit Hub ...
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
249. Atlanta, GA Redevelopment of the
Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Hamilton bus facility to support clean
fuel buses .................................................
$1,894,400.00
$1,953,600.00
$2,072,000.00
250. Rockport, MA Improvements to Rock-
port Station including station renova-
tions, barrier free access, and expanded
parking .....................................................
$768,000.00
$792,000.00
$840,000.00
251. Cleveland, OH Construct intermodal
facility, East Side Transit Authority .......
$1,920,000.00
$1,980,000.00
$2,100,000.00
252. Grants Pass, OR Purchase vehicles for
use by Josephine Community Transit .....
$54,720.00
$56,430.00
$59,850.00
253. Plantation, FL Construction of the
Central Plantation Transit Greenway
System ......................................................
$512,000.00
$528,000.00
$560,000.00
254. Oakland, CA Pedestrian and bicycle-
oriented improvements at four BART
Transit Villages ........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
255. Santa Monica, CA Purchase and serv-
ice Liquid Natural Gas buses for Santa
Monica Big Blue Bus to service increased
ridership and reduce emissions ................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
256. Broward County, FL Buses and bus
facilities ....................................................
$3,760,000.00
$3,877,500.00
$4,112,500.00
257. Glendale, CA Glendale Beeline Bus/
Trolley System .........................................
$416,000.00
$429,000.00
$455,000.00
258. Baldwin Park, CA Construct vehicle
and bicycle parking lot at and pedestrian
rest area at transit center ........................
$96,000.00
$99,000.00
$105,000.00
259. Baldwin Park, CA Construct new side-
walks, 
lighting, 
and 
curbs 
between
Metrolink station and downtown .............
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
260. Buses and bus related facilities
throughout the State of Connecticut .......
$1,920,000.00
$1,980,000.00
$2,100,000.00
261. Hartford, CT Buses and bus-related
facilities ....................................................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
262. New Jersey, Intermodal passenger
transportation deployment initiative for
Passaic-Bergen DMU demonstration pro-
gram .........................................................
$3,200,000.00
$3,300,000.00
$3,500,000.00
263. Santa Monica, CA Construction of
intermodal facility and purchase and
service of buses for joint Santa Monica
College and community transit service ....
$720,000.00
$742,500.00
$787,500.00
589
Project
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
264. Los Angeles, CA Improve transit shel-
ters, sidewalks and landscaping around
Cedar’s-Sinai Medical Center ..................
$240,000.00
$247,500.00
$262,500.00
265. Nassau County, NY Intermodal trans-
portation improvements for the Nassau
HUB ........................................................
$2,240,000.00
$2,310,000.00
$2,450,000.00
266. Memphis, TN Memphis South Inter-
modal Center will be a major connection
point for local bus, intercity bus, auto-
mobiles and airport transportation ..........
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
267. Tampa, FL Purchase replacement
buses and vanpools ..................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
268. San Jose, CA Reconstruct Santa
Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s
Cerone Operating Division Facilities .......
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
269. Belle Glade, FL Construction and
Land Acquisition of a Combined Pas-
senger Transfer and Maintenance/Oper-
ations Facility ..........................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
270. Denver, CO Construct bus mainte-
nance facility ............................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
271. Rhode Island Bus purchase and park
& ride facilities .........................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
272. Monterey Park, CA Monterey Park
Busline Intelligent Transit Information
system ......................................................
$192,000.00
$198,000.00
$210,000.00
273. Providence, RI Expansion of RIPTA
Elmwood Facility for Paratransit Main-
tenance .....................................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
274. Johnson County, KS Bus and bus-re-
lated facilities (I–35 Corridor) .................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
275. Santa Fe, NM Purchase Santa Fe
Trails Downtown Transit Center buses,
support vehicles, paratransit vehicles, and
six trolley buses for downtown shuttle
service ......................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
276. Milwaukee County, WI Milwaukee
County bus replacements .........................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
277. South San Francisco, CA Construct
ferry terminal at Oyster Point to provide
ferry service from San Francisco by
Water Transit Authority ..........................
$1,920,000.00
$1,980,000.00
$2,100,000.00
278. Niles, OH Bus and bus-related facili-
ties ............................................................
$240,000.00
$247,500.00
$262,500.00
279. Rhode Island Bus Replacement ..........
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
280. San Diego, CA Construct intermodal
transportation management center to im-
prove coordination, efficiency and secu-
rity ...........................................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
281. Las Vegas, NV Construct North Las
Vegas Boulevard Intermodal Transpor-
tation Terminal ........................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
282. Lawrence, MA Parking and drainage
related to a Regional Intermodal Center
$1,920,000.00
$1,980,000.00
$2,100,000.00
283. Richmond, VA Bus Operation and
Maintenance Facility for Greater Rich-
mond Transit Company ...........................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
284. Attleboro, MA Multimodal transit hub,
including central bus terminal, commuter
park-and-ride garage, and improved ac-
cess to commuter rail ...............................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
285. Miami Dade County, FL N.W. 7th
Avenue Transit Hub ................................
$1,440,000.00
$1,485,000.00
$1,575,000.00
286. Haverhill, MA Commuter rail parking
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
287. Los Angeles, CA Install permanent ir-
rigation system and enhanced land-
scaping on San Fernando Valley bus
rapid transitway .......................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
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FY 06
FY 07
288. 
St. 
Paul, 
MN 
Union 
Depot
Multimodal Transportation Hub .............
$2,240,000.00
$2,310,000.00
$2,450,000.00
289. Gainesville, FL Bus Replacement .......
$2,560,000.00
$2,640,000.00
$2,800,000.00
290. Salem, MA Design and Construction
of station with 700–1000 parking spaces,
bus layover facility, including pedestrian-
vehicle access ............................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
291. Richmond, VA Main Street Station
project ......................................................
$352,000.00
$363,000.00
$385,000.00
292. Jacksonville, FL Bus Replacement .....
$2,240,000.00
$2,310,000.00
$2,450,000.00
293. Monmouth County, NJ Construction
of main bus facility for Freehold Town-
ship, including a terminal and repair
shop ..........................................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
294. Falls Church, VA Design and build an
intermodal transit center in downtown
Falls Church ............................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
295. Beverly, MA Construction of a 500
space parking garage adjacent to the
Beverly depot ...........................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
296. San Fernando, CA Construct CNG
fueling station and other related infra-
structure ...................................................
$416,000.00
$429,000.00
$455,000.00
297. Rialto, CA Expansion parking lot at
Metrolink station in Rialto ......................
$224,000.00
$231,000.00
$245,000.00
298. El Paso, TX Purchase of buses for the
SMART Starter service ...........................
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
299. Luzerne County, PA For the acquisi-
tion of new public transportation vehi-
cles, includes buses and trolleys ...............
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
300. San Antonio, TX VIA Metropolitan
Transit - Purchase of new buses to re-
place the aging bus fleet and paratransit
vans and upgrade of the bus maintenance
facility ......................................................
$2,240,000.00
$2,310,000.00
$2,450,000.00
301. New York City, NY New Urban Cen-
ter – Broadway Junction Intermodal Fa-
cility .........................................................
$307,200.00
$316,800.00
$336,000.00
302. Jacksonville, FL Paratransit Program
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
303. Las Vegas, NV Construct Las Vegas
WestCare Intermodal Facility .................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
304. Chicago, IL Construct intermodal fa-
cility at 35th Street at Metra Red Line ..
$1,536,000.00
$1,584,000.00
$1,680,000.00
305. San Diego, CA Widen sidewalks and
bus stop entrance, and provide diagonal
parking, in the Skyline-Paradise Hills
neighborhood ............................................
$64,000.00
$66,000.00
$70,000.00
306. Culver City, CA Expand natural gas
fuel facility, purchase CNG buses ...........
$1,204,049.28
$1,241,675.82
$1,316,928.90
307. Mukilteo, WA Mukilteo Multimodal
Terminal ...................................................
$1,856,000.00
$1,914,000.00
$2,030,000.00
308. S. Amboy, NJ Improvements to the
rail, bus passenger, parking facilities at
S. Amboy station .....................................
$2,560,000.00
$2,640,000.00
$2,800,000.00
309. Detroit, MI Two new garage and fuel
facilities for Compressed Natural Gas
buses ........................................................
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
310. Chicago, IL Feasibility study for
intermodal station on the Metra Rock Is-
land near Kennedy-King College .............
$160,000.00
$165,000.00
$175,000.00
311. Detroit, MI Timed Transfer Center,
providing child care centers at transit
transfer facilities ......................................
$3,008,000.00
$3,102,000.00
$3,290,000.00
312. Pottsville, PA Union Street Trade and
Transfer Center Intermodal Facility .......
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
313. Detroit, MI Bus Purchase ...................
$416,000.00
$429,000.00
$455,000.00
314. Atlanta, GA Multi Modal Terminal for
Amtrak, high speed trains, and com-
muter buses in downtown Atlanta ...........
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
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FY 06
FY 07
315. Richmond, CA Design and construct
transit structure for Richmond BART
station ......................................................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
316. Baltimore, MD Studies, planning and
construction of Intermodal Terminal .......
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
317. City of Norwalk, CA EPA and CARB
certified low emission replacement & ex-
pansion buses; develop parking facility
for users of LAX airport .........................
$224,000.00
$231,000.00
$245,000.00
318. Los Angeles, CA Expand Bus Rapid
Transit on Crenshaw Blvd .......................
$2,185,390.72
$2,253,684.18
$2,390,271.10
319. City of Montebello, CA Replace 16
eighteen-year-old diesel fueled bus with
hybrid gas fueled bus ...............................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
320. Tidewater, VA Eastern Seaboard
Intermodal Transportation Application
Center at Hampton University ................
$448,000.00
$462,000.00
$490,000.00
321. Los Angeles, CA Purchase of clean
fuel buses to improve bus service in
South Los Angeles ...................................
$837,628.16
$863,804.04
$916,155.80
322. Revere, MA Design and construction
of an MBTA commuter rail stop and
parking garage .........................................
$1,280,000.00
$1,320,000.00
$1,400,000.00
323. Woburn, MA Expansion of commuter
parking spaces at the MBTA Transit Fa-
cility .........................................................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
324. Charlotte, NC Design and construct
new bus garage to support expansion of
regional bus system ..................................
$416,000.00
$429,000.00
$455,000.00
325. Salem, OR Keizer Transit, bus and
bus facilities .............................................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
326. Tillamook County, OR Construction of
a transit facility .......................................
$32,000.00
$33,000.00
$35,000.00
327. Canby, OR bus replacement and bus
facilities ....................................................
$48,000.00
$49,500.00
$52,500.00
328. Wilsonville, OR South Metro Area Re-
gional Transit, bus and bus facilities ......
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
329. Lincoln County, OR bus replacement
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
330. Molalla, OR South Clackamas Trans-
portation District, bus replacement and
expansion of service .................................
$32,000.00
$33,000.00
$35,000.00
331. Chicago, IL Construct intermodal fa-
cility at Sheridan Road and Loyola Ave-
nue ...........................................................
$96,000.00
$99,000.00
$105,000.00
332. Philadelphia, PA PCDC Pedestrian fa-
cilities, safety improvements, and motor
vehicle access along Market St. Elevated
Rail project. .............................................
$608,000.00
$627,000.00
$665,000.00
333. Davis, CA Provide additional parking
and enhancement to entrance of the
Davis Multi-modal station .......................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
334. Woodland, CA Improve Yolobus Ad-
ministration and Maintenance Facilities
$800,000.00
$825,000.00
$875,000.00
335. Albany/Schenectady, NY Bus Facility
Improvements in NY–5 Corridor .............
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
336. Jersey City, NJ Newport Station
Intermodal Improvements ........................
$640,000.00
$660,000.00
$700,000.00
337. Galveston County, TX Intermodal fa-
cility to include bus and car parking .......
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
338. Maywood, IL Purchase buses ..............
$14,400.00
$14,850.00
$15,750.00
339. Galveston, TX Galveston Intermodal
facility ......................................................
$1,440,000.00
$1,485,000.00
$1,575,000.00
340. Elizabeth, NJ Bus Shelters .................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
341. Hingham, MA Hingham Marine Inter-
modal Center Improvements: Enhance
public transportation infrastructure/park-
ing ............................................................
$2,880,000.00
$2,970,000.00
$3,150,000.00
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FY 06
FY 07
342. New York City, NY First Phase Im-
plementation of Bus Rapid Transit Sys-
tem ...........................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
343. Galveston, TX Relocation of rail facili-
ties ............................................................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
344. Bronx, NY Establishment of a new
intermodal facility near Exit 6 of the
Bronx River Parkway ..............................
$80,000.00
$82,500.00
$87,500.00
345. Berkeley, CA Ed Roberts Campus:
Intermodal transit center above Ashby
BART station providing multiple services
for disabled people ...................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
346. Niagara Falls, NY Relocation and De-
velopment of Niagara Falls International
Railway 
Station/Intermodal 
Transpor-
tation Center ............................................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
347. Mountlake Terrace, WA Community
Transit’s Snohomish County Park and
Ride Expansion Program .........................
$960,000.00
$990,000.00
$1,050,000.00
348. Town of North Hempstead, NY Acqui-
sition and expansion of commuter park-
ing field adjacent to Albertson train sta-
tion ...........................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
349. Babylon, NY Design and construction
of 
intermodal 
transit 
facility 
in
Wyandanch ...............................................
$1,040,000.00
$1,072,500.00
$1,137,500.00
350. Suffolk County, NY Purchase four
handicapped accessible vans in Northport
$83,200.00
$85,800.00
$91,000.00
351. Piti, GU Construct Cabras Island
Intermodal Facility ..................................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
352. Lake Charles, LA Bus and bus related
facilities ....................................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
353. Normal, IL: Multimodal Transpor-
tation Center ............................................
$1,600,000.00
$1,650,000.00
$1,750,000.00
354. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois
Research Park park and ride/daycare fa-
cility .........................................................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
355. Mattoon, IL: Historic railroad depot/
intermodal center .....................................
$480,000.00
$495,000.00
$525,000.00
356. Jesup, GA: Historic depot and bus
station rehabilitation ................................
$320,000.00
$330,000.00
$350,000.00
357. Renaissance Square, NY: Intermodal
center, below grade transit center with
association joint development, including
community college and performing arts
center .......................................................
$2,240,000.00
$2,310,000.00
$2,450,000.00
358. Boysville of Michigan—Vans purchase
$1,075,200.00
$1,108,800.00
$1,176,000.00
359. State of Wisconsin buses and bus fa-
cilities .......................................................
$9,600,000.00
$9,900,000.00
$10,500,000.00
SEC. 3039. NATIONAL FUEL CELL BUS TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish
a national fuel cell bus technology development program
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘program’’) to facilitate
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the development of commercially viable fuel cell bus tech-
nology and related infrastructure.
(b) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may
enter into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
with no more than 4 geographically diverse nonprofit orga-
nizations and recipients under chapter 53 of title 49,
United States Code, to conduct fuel cell bus technology
and infrastructure projects under the program.
(c) GRANT CRITERIA.—In selecting applicants for
grants under the program, the Secretary shall consider the
applicant’s—
(1) ability to contribute significantly to fur-
thering fuel cell technology as it relates to transit
bus operations, including hydrogen production, en-
ergy storage, fuel cell technologies, vehicle systems
integration, and power electronics technologies;
(2) financing plan and cost share potential;
(3) fuel cell technology to ensure that the pro-
gram advances different fuel cell technologies, in-
cluding hydrogen-fueled and methanol-powered liq-
uid-fueled fuel cell technologies, that may be viable
for public transportation systems; and
(4) other criteria that the Secretary determines
are necessary to carry out the program.
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(d) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct a national solicitation for applications
for grants under the program. Grant recipients shall be
selected on a competitive basis. The Secretary shall give
priority consideration to applicants that have successfully
managed advanced transportation technology projects, in-
cluding projects related to hydrogen and fuel cell public
transportation operations for a period of not less than 10
years.
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of costs of
the program shall be provided from funds made available
to carry out this section. The Federal share of the cost
of a project carried out under the program shall not exceed
50 percent of such cost.
(f) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall be subject to—
(1) all terms and conditions applicable to a
grant made under section 5309 of title 49, United
States Code; and
(2) such other terms and conditions as are de-
termined by the Secretary.
SEC. 3040. HIGH-INTENSITY SMALL-URBANIZED AREA FOR-
MULA GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
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(1) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘‘eligible area’’
means an urbanized area with a population of less
than 200,000 that meets or exceeds in one or more
performance categories the industry average for all
urbanized areas with a population of at least
200,000 but not more than 999,999, as determined
by the Secretary in accordance with subsection
(c)(2).
(2) 
PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY.—The 
term
‘‘performance category’’ means each of the following:
(A) Passenger miles traveled per vehicle
revenue mile.
(B) Passenger miles traveled per vehicle
revenue hour.
(C) Vehicle revenue miles per capita.
(D) Vehicle revenue hours per capita.
(E) Passenger miles traveled per capita.
(F) Passengers per capita.
(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—In order to address the
needs of small urbanized areas with unusually high levels
of public transportation service, the Secretary shall make
capital and operating grants under this section to eligible
recipients described in subsection (d) for use in eligible
areas.
(c) APPORTIONMENT.—
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(1) APPORTIONMENT FORMULA.—Funds made
available for grants under this section in a fiscal
year shall be apportioned among eligible areas in the
ratio that—
(A) the number of performance categories
for which each eligible area meets or exceeds
the industry average in urbanized areas with a
population of at least 200,000 but not more
than 999,999; bears to
(B) the aggregate number of performance
categories for which all eligible areas meet or
exceed the industry average in urbanized areas
with a population of at least 200,000 but not
more than 999,999.
(2) DATA USED IN FORMULA.—The Secretary
shall calculate apportionments under this subsection
for a fiscal year using data from the national transit
database used to calculate apportionments for that
fiscal year under section 5336 of title 49, United
States Code.
(d) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—Grant amounts appor-
tioned to an eligible area under this section shall be made
available to a public transportation agency or other gov-
ernmental entity in the eligible area for obligation in the
eligible area.
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(e) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.—
(1) CAPITAL GRANTS.—A grant for a capital
project under this section (including associated cap-
ital maintenance items) shall be for 80 percent of
the net capital costs of the project, as determined by
the Secretary. The recipient may provide additional
local matching amounts for such projects.
(2) OPERATING GRANTS.—A grant under this
section for operating assistance may not exceed 50
percent of the net operating costs of the project, as
determined by the Secretary.
(3) REMAINDER.—The remainder of the net
project costs may be provided from an undistributed
cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash
fund or reserve, or new capital.
(f) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds apportioned
under this section to an eligible area shall remain available
for obligation in that eligible area for a period of 3 years
after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds
are apportioned. Any amounts so apportioned that remain
unobligated at the end of that period shall be added to
the amount that may be apportioned under this section
in the next fiscal year.
(g) APPLICATION OF OTHER SECTIONS.—Sections
5302, 5318, 5323, 5332, 5333, and 5336(e) of title 49,
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United States Code, apply to this section and to a grant
made under this section.
(h) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available to
carry out section 5307 of title 49, United States Code,
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $38,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005, $41,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $44,000,000
for fiscal year 2007, $47,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to
carry out this section.
(i) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Section 5336 is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘of this title’’ and inserting
‘‘to carry out section 5307’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting before
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except
that the amount apportioned to the Anchorage
urbanized area under subsection (b) shall be
available to the Alaska Railroad for any costs
related to its passenger operations’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘and the
Alaska Railroad passenger operations’’ after ‘‘recipi-
ent’’;
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(3) in subsection (j) by striking ‘‘a grant made
under’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘a grant
made with funds apportioned under’’; and
(4) in subsection (k)(1) by striking ‘‘section
5302(a)(13) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section
5302(a)’’.
SEC. 3041. ALLOCATIONS FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated pursuant
to section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for na-
tional research and technology programs under sections
5312, 5314, and 5322 of such title shall be allocated by
the Secretary as follows:
(1) SAFETY
AND
EMERGENCY
PREPARED-
NESS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For carrying out safety
and emergency preparedness research activities
consisting of technical assistance, training, and
data analysis and reporting to improve public
transportation system safety and security and
emergency preparedness—
(i) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(ii) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(iii) $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(iv) $7,800,000 for fiscal year 2007;
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(v) $8,200,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and
(vi) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
NATIONAL
SECURITY STUDY.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6
months after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of
Sciences to conduct a study and evaluation
of the value major public transportation
systems in the United States serving the
38 urbanized areas that have a population
of more than 1,000,000 individuals provide
to the Nation’s security and the ability of
such systems to accommodate the evacu-
ation, egress or ingress of people to or
from critical locations in times of emer-
gency.
(ii) ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.—For each
system described in clause (i) the study
shall identify—
(I) potential alternative routes
for evacuation using other transpor-
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tation modes such as highway, air,
marine, and pedestrian activities; and
(II) transit routes that, if dis-
rupted, do not have sufficient transit
alternatives available.
(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 24
months after the date of entry into the
agreement, the Academy shall submit to
the Secretary and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing and Urban
Affairs of the Senate a final report on the
results of the study and evaluation, to-
gether with such recommendations as the
Academy considers appropriate.
(iv) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made
available under section 5338(d) of title 49,
United States Code, $250,000 shall be
available for each of fiscal years 2005 and
2006 to carry out this subparagraph.
(2) EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—For
carrying out equipment and infrastructure research
activities on public transportation and infrastructure
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technologies and methods and voluntary industry
standards development—
(A) $5,450,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(B) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(C) $6,200,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(D) $6,550,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(E) $6,900,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(F) $7,200,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(3) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS EF-
FICIENCY.—For carrying out public transportation
operations efficiency research activities on high-per-
formance public transportation services and other in-
novations in fleet operations and maintenance—
(A) $4,350,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(B) $4,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(C) $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(D) $5,200,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(E) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(F) $5,800,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(4) ENERGY
INDEPENDENCE
AND
ENVIRON-
MENTAL PROTECTION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For carrying out en-
ergy independence and environmental protection
research activities on improved public transpor-
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tation energy use and propulsion systems and
public transportation oriented development—
(i) $3,450,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(ii) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(iii) $3,900,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(iv) $4,150,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(v) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and
(vi) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) 
TRANSIT-ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT
CENTER.—Of the funds allocated for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009 under subpara-
graph (A), not less than $1,000,000 shall be
made available by the Secretary for establish-
ment and operation of a national center for
transit-oriented development—
(i) to develop standards and defini-
tions for transit-oriented development adja-
cent to public transportation facilities;
(ii) to develop system planning guid-
ance, performance criteria, and modeling
techniques for metropolitan planning agen-
cies and public transportation agencies to
maximize ridership through land use plan-
ning and adjacent development; and
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(iii) to provide research support and
technical assistance to public transpor-
tation agencies, metropolitan planning
agencies, and other persons regarding
transit-oriented development.
(5) MOBILITY MANAGEMENT.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—or carrying out re-
search activities on mobility management, as
described in section 5302(a)(1) of title 49,
United States Code—
(i) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(ii) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(iii) $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(iv) $7,800,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(v) $8,200,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and
(vi) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) TRANSPORTATION EQUITY RESEARCH
PROGRAM.—Of the funds allocated for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009 under subpara-
graph (A), not less than $1,000,000 shall be
made available by the Secretary for research
and demonstration activities that focus on the
impacts that transportation planning, invest-
ment, and operations have on low-income and
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minority populations that are transit dependent.
Such activities shall include the development of
strategies to advance economic and community
development in low-income and minority com-
munities and the development of training pro-
grams that promote the employment of low-in-
come and minority community residents on
Federal-aid transportation projects constructed
in their communities.
(6) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY BUILD-
ING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For carrying out public
transportation capacity building activities con-
sisting of workforce and industry development,
the International Mass Transportation Pro-
gram, and technology transfer and industry
adoption activities—
(i) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(ii) $2,400,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(iii) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(iv) $2,600,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(v) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and
(vi) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
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(B) TRANSIT CAREER LADDER TRAINING
PROGRAM.—Of the funds allocated for each fis-
cal year under subparagraph (A), not less than
$1,000,000 shall be available for a nationwide
career ladder job training partnership program
for public transportation employees to respond
to technological changes in the public transpor-
tation industry, especially in the area of mainte-
nance. Such program shall be carried out by the
Secretary through a contract with a national
nonprofit organization with a demonstrated ca-
pacity to develop and provide such programs.
(7) STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE
MEASURES.—For carrying out strategic planning
and performance measures consisting of policy and
program development, research program planning
and 
performance, 
evaluation, 
and 
industry
outreach—
(A) $3,450,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(B) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(C) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(E) $4,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(F) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2009.
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(b) REMAINDER.—After making allocations under
subsection (a) of this section and section 5338(d)(2) of
title 49, United States Code, the remainder of funds made
available by section 5338(d)(2) of such title for national
research and technology programs under sections 5312,
5314, and 5322 for a fiscal year shall be allocated at the
discretion of the Secretary to other transit research, devel-
opment, demonstration and deployment projects author-
ized by sections 5312, 5314, and 5322 of such title.
SEC. 3042. OBLIGATION CEILING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total
of all obligations from amounts made available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by, and
amounts appropriated under, subsections (a) through (f)
of section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, shall not
exceed—
(1) $7,266,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $7,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $8,266,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $8,816,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(5) $9,403,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(6) $10,029,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
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SEC. 3043. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPOR-
TATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2004.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary shall ensure that the total ap-
portionments and allocations made to a designated grant
recipient under section 5338 of title 49, United States
Code, for fiscal year 2004 shall be reduced by the amount
apportioned to such designated recipient pursuant to sec-
tion 9 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of
2004.
(b) FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION ADJUST-
MENT.—In making the apportionments described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall adjust the amount appor-
tioned to each urbanized area for fixed guideway mod-
ernization for fiscal year 2004 to reflect the method for
apportioning funds in section 5337(a) of title 49, United
States Code.
SEC. 3044. COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT.
(a) REVIEW OF COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT; AU-
THORITY TO INCREASE FEDERAL SHARE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall undertake a 30-day review of efforts to
use cooperative procurement to determine whether
benefits are sufficient to formally incorporate coop-
erative procurement into the mass transit program.
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In particular the Secretary shall review the progress
made under the pilot program authorized under sec-
tion 166 of division F of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2004 (49 U.S.C. 5397 note; 118 Stat.
309), based on experience to date in the pilot pro-
gram and any available reports to Congress sub-
mitted under such section 166. The Secretary shall
also consider information gathered from grantees
about cooperative procurement, whether or not re-
lated to the pilot program.
(2) NOTIFICATION
OF
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall notify the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate of the results of the re-
view required under paragraph (1), including a find-
ing of sufficient benefit or insufficient benefit and
the reasons for that finding.
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TITLE IV—MOTOR CARRIER
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
Subtitle A—Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety
SEC. 4101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 31104 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the
following at the end:
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to pay
administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration—
‘‘(A) $196,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
‘‘(B) $208,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(C) $215,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
‘‘(D) $221,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(E) $226,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and
‘‘(F) $232,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds authorized by
this subsection shall be used for personnel costs; ad-
ministrative infrastructure; rent; information tech-
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nology; programs for research and technology, infor-
mation management, regulatory development (in-
cluding a medical review board), the administration
of the performance and registration information sys-
tem management, and outreach and education; other
operating expenses; and such other expenses as may
from time to time become necessary to implement
statutory mandates of the Administration not fund-
ed from other sources.
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—The amounts
made available under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended.
‘‘(4) INITIAL DATE OF AVAILABILITY.—Author-
izations from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) to carry out subtitle IV,
part B, and subtitle VI, part B, of this title, or the
provisions of title IV of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users, shall be available for obli-
gation on the date of their apportionment or alloca-
tion or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they
are authorized, whichever occurs first.
‘‘(5) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Approval by the
Secretary of a grant with funds made available
under paragraph (4) imposes upon the United
States a contractual obligation for payment of the
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Government’s share of costs incurred in carrying out
the objectives of the grant.’’.
(b) GRANT PROGRAMS.—There are authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) the following sums for the fol-
lowing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pro-
grams:
(1) For commercial driver’s license program im-
provement grants under section 31313 of title 49,
United States Code—
(A) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $23,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2006 and 2007;
(C) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(D) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(2) For border enforcement grants under sec-
tion 31107 of such title—
(A) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(C) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(D) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(E) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(3) For the performance and registration infor-
mation system management grant program under
section 31109 of such title—
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(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(E) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(4) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS AND NETWORKS DEPLOYMENT.—For carrying
out the commercial vehicle information systems and
networks deployment program under section 4009 of
this Act, $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009.
(c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—The amounts made
available under subsection (b) of this section shall remain
available until expended.
(d) INITIAL DATE OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) by subsection (b)
shall be available for obligation on the date of their appor-
tionment or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year
for which they are authorized, whichever occurs first.
(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Approval by the Sec-
retary of a grant with funds made available under sub-
section (b) imposes upon the United States a contractual
obligation for payment of the Government’s share of costs
incurred in carrying out the objectives of the grant.
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SEC. 4102. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.
(a) STATE PLAN CONTENTS.—Section 31102(b)(1)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(A) implements performance-based activities,
including deployment of technology to enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness of commercial motor ve-
hicle safety programs;’’;
(2) by striking subparagraph (Q) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(Q) provides that the State has established a
program to ensure accurate, complete, and timely
motor carrier safety data is collected and reported to
the Secretary and that the State will participate in
a national motor carrier safety data correction sys-
tem prescribed by the Secretary;’’;
(3) by aligning subparagraph (R) with subpara-
graph (S);
(4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (S);
(5) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (T) and inserting a semicolon; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(U) provides that the State will include in the
training manual for the licensing examination to
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drive a noncommercial motor vehicle and a commer-
cial motor vehicle, information on best practices for
driving safely in the vicinity of commercial motor ve-
hicles and in the vicinity of noncommercial motor ve-
hicles, respectively;
‘‘(V) provides that the State will enforce the
registration requirements of section 13902 by pro-
hibiting the operation of any vehicle discovered to be
operated by a motor carrier without a registration
issued under such section or to be operating beyond
the scope of such registration; and
‘‘(W) provides that the State will conduct com-
prehensive and highly visible traffic enforcement and
commercial motor vehicle safety inspection programs
in high-risk locations and corridors.’’.
(b) USE OF GRANTS TO ENFORCE OTHER LAWS.—
Section 31102 of such title is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANTS TO ENFORCE OTHER LAWS.—
A State may use amounts received under a grant under
subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) for the following activities if the activities
are carried out in conjunction with an appropriate
inspection of the commercial motor vehicle to enforce
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Government or State commercial motor vehicle safe-
ty regulations:
‘‘(A) enforcement of commercial motor ve-
hicle size and weight limitations at locations
other than fixed weight facilities, at specific lo-
cations such as steep grades or mountainous
terrains where the weight of a commercial
motor vehicle can significantly affect the safe
operation of the vehicle, or at ports where inter-
modal shipping containers enter and leave the
United States; and
‘‘(B) detection of the unlawful presence of
a controlled substance (as defined under section
102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Preven-
tion and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802))
in a commercial motor vehicle or on the person
of any occupant (including the operator) of the
vehicle; and
‘‘(2) for documented enforcement of State traf-
fic laws and regulations designed to promote the
safe operation of commercial motor vehicles, includ-
ing documented enforcement of such laws and regu-
lations relating to noncommercial motor vehicles
when necessary to promote the safe operation of
commercial motor vehicles if the number of roadside
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safety inspections conducted in the State is main-
tained at a level at least equal to the average num-
ber conducted in the State in fiscal years 2001,
2002, and 2003; except that the State may not use
more than 5 percent of the aggregate amount the
State receives under the grant under subsection (a)
for enforcement activities relating to noncommercial
motor vehicles described in this paragraph.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate an
annual report that describes the effect of activities carried
out with funds from grants made under this section on
commercial motor vehicle safety.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
31104(a) of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (f), there
are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out
section 31102—
‘‘(1) $168,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
‘‘(2) $183,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
‘‘(3) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
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‘‘(4) $190,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(5) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
‘‘(6) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.’’.
(d) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.—Section 31104(f) of
such title is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘deduction
under subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘deductions
under subsection (e) and paragraphs (2) and (3)’’;
(2) the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’; and
(B) by inserting after ‘‘technologies’’ the
following: ‘‘, or improve the quality and accu-
racy of data provided by the State’’;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘AND
BORDER
ACTIVI-
TIES.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary may designate up to 10 percent’’; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) NEW
ENTRANT
AUDITS.—The Secretary
may deduct up to $15,000,000 of the amounts avail-
able under subsection (a) for a fiscal year for audits
of new entrant motor carriers under section
31144(g).’’.
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(e) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.—Sections
31102(b)(3) and 31103(a) of such title are amended by
striking ‘‘(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(E)’’.
SEC. 4103. BORDER ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 311 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—STATE GRANTS AND OTHER
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS’’
and inserting:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL AUTHORITY AND
STATE GRANTS’’; and
(2) by striking section 31107 and inserting the
following:
‘‘§ 31107. Border enforcement grants
‘‘(a) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of
Transportation may make a grant in a fiscal year to a
State that shares a land border with another country for
carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety pro-
grams and related enforcement activities and projects.
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE OF EXPENDITURES.—The Sec-
retary may make a grant to a State under this section
only if the State agrees that the total expenditure of
amounts of the State and political subdivisions of the
State, exclusive of amounts from the United States, for
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carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety pro-
grams and related enforcement activities and projects will
be maintained at a level at least equal to the average level
of that expenditure by the State and political subdivisions
of the State for the last 2 fiscal years of the State ending
before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users.
‘‘(c) GOVERNMENTS SHARE OF COSTS.—The Sec-
retary shall reimburse a State under a grant made under
this section an amount that is not more than 100 percent
of the costs incurred by the State in a fiscal year for car-
rying out border commercial motor vehicle safety pro-
grams and related enforcement activities and projects.
‘‘(d) 
AVAILABILITY
AND
REALLOCATION
OF
AMOUNTS.—Allocations to a State remain available for ex-
penditure in the State for the fiscal year in which they
are allocated and for the next fiscal year. Amounts not
expended by a State during those 2 fiscal years are avail-
able to the Secretary for reallocation under this section.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for
such chapter is amended—
(1) by striking
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL
MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS’’
and inserting the following:
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL AUTHORITY AND STATE GRANTS’’;
and
(2) by striking the item relating to section
31107 and inserting the following:
‘‘31107. Border enforcement grants.’’.
SEC. 4104. COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE IMPROVE-
MENTS.
(a) STATE GRANTS.—Chapter 313 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 31312
the following:
‘‘§ 31313. Grants for commercial driver’s license pro-
gram improvements
‘‘(a) GRANTS FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of
Transportation may make a grant to a State in a
fiscal year—
‘‘(A) to comply with the requirements of
section 31311; and
‘‘(B) in the case of a State that is in sub-
stantial compliance with the requirements of
section 31311 and this section, to improve its
implementation of its commercial driver’s li-
cense program.
‘‘(2) PURPOSES FOR WHICH GRANTS MAY BE
USED.—A State may use grants under paragraphs
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(1)(A) and (1)(B) only for expenses directly related
to its compliance with section 31311; except that a
grant under paragraph (1)(B) may be used for im-
proving implementation of the State’s commercial
driver’s license program, including expenses for com-
puter hardware and software, publications, testing,
personnel, training, and quality control. The grant
may not be used to rent, lease, or buy land or build-
ings.
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—In order to receive a grant
under this section, a State must submit an applica-
tion for such grant that is in such form, and con-
tains such information, as the Secretary may re-
quire. The application shall include the State’s as-
sessment of its commercial drivers license program.
‘‘(4) MAINTENANCE OF EXPENDITURES.—The
Secretary may make a grant to a State under this
subsection only if the State agrees that the total ex-
penditure of amounts of the State and political sub-
divisions of the State, exclusive of amounts from the
United States, for the State’s commercial driver’s li-
cense program will be maintained at a level at least
equal to the average level of that expenditure by the
State and political subdivisions of the State for the
last 2 fiscal years of the State ending before the
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date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for Users.
‘‘(5) GOVERNMENT
SHARE.—The Secretary
shall reimburse a State under a grant made under
this subsection an amount that is not more than 80
percent of the costs incurred by the State in a fiscal
year in complying with section 31311 and improving
its implementation of its commercial driver’s license
program. In determining such costs, the Secretary
shall include in-kind contributions by the State.
Amounts required to be expended by the State under
paragraph (4) may not be included as part of the
non-Federal share of such costs.
‘‘(b) HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS FOR NATIONAL CONCERNS.—The
Secretary may make a grant to a State agency, local
government, or other person for 100 percent of the
costs 
of 
research, 
development, 
demonstration
projects, public education, and other special activi-
ties and projects relating to commercial driver li-
censing and motor vehicle safety that are of benefit
to all jurisdictions of the United States or are de-
signed to address national safety concerns and cir-
cumstances.
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‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may deduct up
to 10 percent of the amounts made available to
carry out this section for a fiscal year to make
grants under this subsection.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 31312 the following:
‘‘31313. Grants for commercial driver’s license program improvements.’’.
(c) AMOUNTS WITHHELD.—Subsections (a) and (b)
of section 31314 of such title are each amended by insert-
ing ‘‘up to’’ after ‘‘withhold’’.
SEC. 4105. HOBBS ACT.
(a) JURISDICTION
OF COURT
OF APPEALS OVER
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATION
AND OPERATORS AND MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY.—Section
2342(3)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by inserting before ‘‘of title 49’’ the following: ‘‘, sub-
chapter III of chapter 311, chapter 313, or chapter 315’’.
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 351(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal
Highway Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration’’.
(c) AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN TRANS-
FERRED DUTIES AND POWERS.—Section 352 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal
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Highway Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration’’.
SEC. 4106. PENALTY FOR DENIAL OF ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Section 521(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)(A) If the Secretary’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(b) 
VIOLATIONS
RELATING
TO
COMMERCIAL
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY REGULATION
AND OPERA-
TORS.—
‘‘(1) NOTICE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary’’; and
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following:
‘‘(E) COPYING OF RECORDS AND ACCESS
TO
EQUIPMENT, LANDS, AND
BUILDINGS.—A
person subject to chapter 51 or part B of sub-
title VI who fails to allow the Secretary, or an
employee designated by the Secretary, promptly
upon demand to inspect and copy any record or
inspect and examine equipment, lands, build-
ings, and other property in accordance with sec-
tion 504(c), 5121(c), or 14122(b) shall be liable
to the United States for a civil penalty not to
exceed $1,000 for each offense. Each day the
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Secretary is denied the right to inspect and
copy any record or inspect and examine equip-
ment, lands, buildings, and other property shall
constitute a separate offense; except that the
total of all civil penalties against any violator
for all offenses related to a single violation shall
not exceed $10,000. It shall be a defense to
such penalty that the records did not exist at
the time of the Secretary’s request or could not
be timely produced without unreasonable ex-
pense or effort. Nothing in this subparagraph
shall be construed as amending or superseding
any remedy available to the Secretary under
section 502(d), section 507(c), or any other
provision of this title.’’.
SEC. 4107. MEDICAL REVIEW BOARD.
Section 113 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) MEDICAL REVIEW BOARD.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
FUNCTION.—The
Administrator shall establish a Medical Review
Board as an advisory committee to provide the Ad-
ministration with medical advice and recommenda-
tions on driver qualification medical standards and
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guidelines, medical examiner education, and medical
research.
‘‘(2) 
COMPOSITION.—The 
Medical 
Review
Board shall consist of 5 members appointed for a
term not to exceed 3 years by the Secretary from
medical institutions and private medical practice.
The membership shall reflect expertise in a variety
of medical specialties relevant to the functions of the
Administration.’’.
SEC. 4108. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OUT-OF-SERVICE
VIOLATIONS AND FALSE RECORDS.
(a) RECORDKEEPING
AND
REPORTING
VIOLA-
TIONS.—Section 521(b)(2)(B) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘$500’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$1,000’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’.
(b) VIOLATIONS
OF OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERS.—
Section 31310(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than December 18,
1992, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A)—