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for costs associated with audits and investigations of tran-
sit-related issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway 
systems: Provided further, That upon submission to the 
Congress of the fiscal year 2009 President’s budget, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
the annual report on new starts, including proposed alloca-
tions of funds for fiscal year 2009. 
FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 
5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and 
section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, 
$6,855,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Ac-
count of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds available for the im-
plementation or execution of programs authorized under 
49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 
5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of 
Public Law 105–178, as amended, shall not exceed total 
obligations of $7,872,893,000 in fiscal year 2008: Pro-
vided further, That $28,660,920 in unobligated balances 
are rescinded. 
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RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 
5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $65,500,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $9,300,000 is 
available to carry out the transit cooperative research pro-
gram under section 5313 of title 49, United States Code, 
$4,300,000 is available for the National Transit Institute 
under section 5315 of title 49, United States Code, 
$7,000,000 is available for university transportation cen-
ters program under section 5506 of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That $44,900,000 is available to 
carry out national research programs under sections 5312, 
5313, 5314, and 5322 of title 49, United States Code. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, $1,700,000,000, to remain 
available until expended of which $200,000,000 is for sec-
tion 5309(e): Provided, That $17,760,000 in unobligated 
balances are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
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made available for obligation, or to any other authority 
previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available by this Act under ‘‘Federal 
Transit Administration, Capital investment grants’’ and 
bus and bus facilities under ‘‘Federal Transit Administra-
tion, Formula and bus grants’’ for projects specified in 
this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not 
obligated by September 30, 2010, and other recoveries, 
shall be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 
5309. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2007, under 
any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 
to and administered under the most recent appropriation 
heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, unobligated funds made available for a new fixed 
guideway systems projects under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Transit Administration, Capital Investment Grants’’ in 
any appropriations Act prior to this Act may be used dur-
ing this fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such 
projects. 
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SEC. 164. During fiscal year 2008, each Federal 
Transit Administration grant for a project that involves 
the acquisition or rehabilitation of a bus to be used in pub-
lic transportation shall be funded for 100 percent of the 
net capital costs of a factory-installed or retrofitted hybrid 
electric propulsion system and any equipment related to 
such a system: Provided, That the Secretary shall have 
the discretion to determine, through practicable adminis-
trative procedures, the costs attributable to the system 
and related-equipment. 
SEC. 165. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this Act, to enable the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to make grants to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308 of Pub-
lic Law 109–59, $26,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 166. The second sentence of section 321 of the 
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1986 (99 Stat. 1287) is repealed. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
to the Corporation, and in accordance with law, and to 
make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
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fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the 
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, $17,392,000, to be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public 
Law 99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
United States-flag merchant fleet to serve the national se-
curity needs of the United States, $156,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities
authorized
by
law,
$118,646,000,
of
which 
$24,720,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008, for salaries and benefits of employees of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $14,139,000 
shall remain available until expended for capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; 
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