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velopment at institutions identified in subparagraphs
(E) and (F) of section 5505(j)(3) of such title.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—If the institutions identi-
fied in paragraph (1) are selected pursuant to
5505(i)(3)(B) of such title in fiscal year 2002 or
2003, the funds made available to carry out this
subsection shall be available to those institutions to
carry out the activities required pursuant to section
5505(i)(3)(B) of such title for that fiscal year.’’.
(l) 
NATIONAL
TRANSIT
INSTITUTE.—Section
3017(a) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5315 is amended—
‘‘(1) in the section heading by striking ‘mass
transportation and inserting ‘transit’;
‘‘(2) in subsection (a)—
‘‘(A) by striking ‘mass transportation’ in
the first sentence and inserting ‘transit’;
‘‘(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘and
architectural design’ before the semicolon at the
end;
‘‘(C) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘carrying
out’ and inserting ‘delivering’;
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‘‘(D) in paragraph (11) by inserting ‘, con-
struction management, insurance, and risk
management’ before the semicolon at the end;
‘‘(E) in paragraph (13) by striking ‘and’ at
the end;
‘‘(F) in paragraph (14) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
‘‘(G) by adding at the end the following:
‘(15) innovative finance; and
‘(16) workplace safety.’.’’.
(m) PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 3021(a) of the Fed-
eral Transit Act of 1998 is amended by inserting ‘‘single-
State’’ before ‘‘pilot program’’.
(n) ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN
CONTRACTS.—Section 3022 of the Federal Transit Act of
1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5325(b)
(as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) is
amended—
‘‘(1) by inserting ‘or requirement’ after ‘A con-
tract’; and
‘‘(2) by inserting before the last sentence the
following: ‘When awarding such contracts, recipients
of assistance under this chapter shall maximize effi-
ciencies of administration by accepting nondisputed
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audits conducted by other governmental agencies, as
provided in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of sec-
tion 112(b)(2) of title 23.’.’’.
(o) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3027 of the
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘600,000’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘900,000’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating
to section 5336 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is
amended by striking ‘block grants’ and inserting ‘formula
grants’.’’.
(p) APPORTIONMENT FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY MOD-
ERNIZATION.—Section 3028 of the Federal Transit Act
of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5337(a)
(as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amend-
ed—
‘‘(1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘(e)’ and
inserting ‘(e)(1)’;
‘‘(2) in paragraph (3)(D)—
‘‘(A) by striking ‘(ii)’; and
‘‘(B) by striking ‘(e)’ and inserting ‘(e)(1)’;
‘‘(3) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘(e)’ and in-
serting ‘(e)(1)’;
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‘‘(4) in paragraph (5)(A) by striking ‘(e)’ and
inserting ‘(e)(2)’;
‘‘(5) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking ‘(e)’ and
inserting ‘(e)(2)’;
‘‘(6) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘(e)’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘(e)(2)’; and
‘‘(7) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘(e)’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘(e)(2)’.’’.
(q) AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 3029 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 5338 (as
amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amended—
‘‘(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) by striking
‘$43,200,000’ and inserting ‘$42,200,000’;
‘‘(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) by striking
‘$46,400,000’ and inserting ‘$48,400,000’;
‘‘(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii) by striking
‘$51,200,000’ and inserting ‘$50,200,000’;
‘‘(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iv) by striking
‘$52,800,000’ and inserting ‘$53,800,000’;
‘‘(5) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(v) by striking
‘$57,600,000’ and inserting ‘$58,600,000’;
‘‘(6) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(iii) by inserting be-
fore the semicolon ‘, including not more than
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$1,000,000 shall be available to carry out section
5315(a)(16)’;
‘‘(7) in subsection (e)—
‘‘(A) by striking ‘5317(b)’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘5505’;
‘‘(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘There
are’ and inserting ‘Subject to paragraph (2)(C),
there are’;
‘‘(C) in paragraph (2)—
‘‘(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking
‘There shall’ and inserting ‘Subject to sub-
paragraph (C), there shall’;
‘‘(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
‘In addition’ and inserting ‘Subject to sub-
paragraph (C), in addition’; and
‘‘(iii) by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘(C) FUNDING OF CENTERS.—
‘(i) Of the amounts made available
under subparagraph (A) and paragraph
(1) for each fiscal year—
‘(I) $2,000,000 shall be available
for the center identified in section
5505(j)(4)(A); and
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‘(II) $2,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the center identified in sec-
tion 5505(j)(4)(F).
‘(ii) For each of fiscal years 1998
through 2001, of the amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph and paragraph
(1)—
‘(I) $400,000 shall be available
from amounts made available under
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
and under paragraph (1) for each of
the centers identified in subpara-
graphs 
(E) 
and 
(F) 
of 
section
5505(j)(3); and
‘(II) $350,000 shall be available
from amounts made available under
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph
and under paragraph (1) for each of
the centers identified in subpara-
graphs 
(E) 
and 
(F) 
of 
section
5505(j)(3).
‘(iii) Any amounts made available
under this paragraph or paragraph (1) for
any fiscal year that remain after distribu-
tion under clauses (i) and (ii), shall be
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available for the purposes identified in sec-
tion 3015(d) of the Federal Transit Act of
1998.’; and
‘‘(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to limit the transportation
research conducted by the centers funded by this
section.’;
‘‘(8) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘(c)(2)(B),’
and all that follows through ‘(f)(2)(B),’ and insert-
ing ‘(c)(1), (c)(2)(B), (d)(1), (d)(2)(B), (e)(1),
(e)(2)(B), (f)(1), (f)(2)(B),’;
‘‘(9) in subsection (h) by inserting ‘under the
Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee
for the Mass Transit Category’ after ‘through (f)’;
and
‘‘(10) in subsection (h)(5) by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:
‘(A) for fiscal year 1999 $400,000,000;
‘(B) for fiscal year 2000 $410,000,000;
‘(C) for fiscal year 2001 $420,000,000;
‘(D) for fiscal year 2002 $430,000,000;
and
‘(E) for fiscal year 2003 $430,000,000;’.’’.
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(r) PROJECTS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS.—
Section 3030 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(8) 
by 
inserting
‘‘North-’’ before ‘‘South’’;
(B) in paragraph (42) by striking ‘‘Mary-
land’’ and inserting ‘‘Baltimore’’;
(C) in paragraph (103) by striking
‘‘busway’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Boulevard
transitway’’;
(D) in paragraph (106) by inserting
‘‘CTA’’ before ‘‘Douglas’’;
(E) by striking paragraph (108) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(108) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit
Project.’’; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(109) Hartford City Light Rail Connection to
Central Business District.
‘‘(110) Providence–Boston Commuter Rail.
‘‘(111) New York–St. George’s Ferry Inter-
modal Terminal.
‘‘(112) New York–Midtown West Ferry Termi-
nal.
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‘‘(113) 
Pinellas 
County–Mobility 
Initiative
Project.
‘‘(114) Atlanta–MARTA Extension (S. De
Kalb-Lindbergh).’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(2) Sioux City–Light Rail.’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (40) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(40) Santa Fe–El Dorado Rail Link.’’;
(C) by striking paragraph (44) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(44) Albuquerque–High Capacity Corridor.’’;
(D) by striking paragraph (53) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(53) San Jacinto–Branch Line (Riverside
County).’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(69) Chicago–Northwest Rail Transit Cor-
ridor.
‘‘(70) 
Vermont–Burlington-Essex 
Commuter
Rail.’’; and
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)—
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(i) in the matter preceding clause (i)
by inserting ‘‘(even if the project is not
listed in subsection (a) or (b))’’ before the
colon;
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(ii) San Diego Mission Valley and
Mid-Coast Corridor, $325,000,000.’’;
(iii) by striking clause (v) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(v) Hartford City Light Rail Connec-
tion 
to 
Central 
Business 
District,
$33,000,000.’’;
(iv) by striking clause (xxiii) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xxiii) Kansas City–I-35 Commuter
Rail, $30,000,000.’’;
(v) in clause (xxxii) by striking
‘‘Whitehall Ferry Terminal’’ and inserting
‘‘Staten Island Ferry-Whitehall Intermodal
Terminal’’;
(vi) by striking clause (xxxv) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xxxv) New York–Midtown West
Ferry Terminal, $16,300,000.’’;
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(vii) in clause (xxxix) by striking ‘‘Al-
legheny County’’ and inserting ‘‘Pitts-
burgh’’;
(viii) by striking clause (xvi) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xvi) Northeast Indianapolis Cor-
ridor, $10,000,000.’’;
(ix) by striking clause (xxix) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xxix) Greater Albuquerque Mass
Transit Project, $90,000,000.’’;
(x) by striking clause (xliii) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xliii) Providence–Boston Commuter
Rail, $10,000,000.’’;
(xi) by striking clause (xlix) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(xlix) 
SEATAC–Personal 
Rapid
Transit, $40,000,000.’’; and
(xii) by striking clause (li) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(li) Dallas-Ft. Worth RAILTRAN
(Phase-II), $12,000,000.’’;
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(B) by striking the heading for subsection
(c)(2) and inserting ‘‘ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS’’;
and
(C) in paragraph (3) by inserting after the
first sentence the following: ‘‘The project shall
also be exempted from all requirements relating
to criteria for grants and loans for fixed guide-
way systems under section 5309(e) of such title
and from regulations required under that sec-
tion.’’.
(s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Section
3030(e) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) 
TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENT.—Section
3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (as amended by paragraph
(3)(B) of this subsection) is amended—
‘‘(A) by striking ‘of the West Shore Line’
and inserting ‘or the West Shore Line’; and
‘‘(B) by striking ‘directly connected to’ and
all that follows through ‘Newark International
Airport’ the first place it appears.’’.
(t) BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION IM-
PROVEMENTS.—Section 3030 of the Federal Transit Act
of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT.—Section 3035(nn)
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 (105 Stat. 2134) (as amended by subsection
(g)(1)(C) of this section) is amended by inserting after
‘expenditure of’ the following: ‘section 5309 funds to the
aggregate expenditure of’.’’.
(u) BUS PROJECTS.—Section 3031 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in the table contained in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking item 64;
(B) in item 69 by striking ‘‘Rensslear’’
each 
place 
it 
appears 
and 
inserting
‘‘Rensselaer’’;
(C) in item 103 by striking ‘‘facilities
and’’; and
(D) by striking item 150;
(2) by striking the heading for subsection (b)
and inserting ‘‘ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS’’;
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting after ‘‘2000’’
the first place it appears ‘‘with funds made available
under section 5338(h)(6) of such title’’; and
(4) in item 2 of the table contained in sub-
section (b) by striking ‘‘Rensslear’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Rensselaer’’.
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(v) CONTRACTING OUT STUDY.—Section 3032 of the
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘3’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘6’’;
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund’’ and
inserting ‘‘funds made available under section
5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code,’’;
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1999’’; and
(4) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘subsection
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’.
(w) 
JOB
ACCESS
AND
REVERSE
COMMUTE
GRANTS.—Section 3037 of the Federal Transit Act of
1998 is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(4)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘designated recipients
under section 5307(a)(2) of title 49, United
States Code,’’ after ‘‘from among’’; and
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘and agen-
cies’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘at least’’ and inserting
‘‘less than’’;
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(B) by inserting ‘‘designated recipients
under section 5307(a)(2) of title 49, United
States Code,’’ after ‘‘from among’’; and
(C) by inserting ‘‘and agencies,’’ after ‘‘au-
thorities’’;
(3) in subsection (f)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(including bicycling)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(including bicycling)’’
after ‘‘additional services’’;
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(h)(2)(B) 
by 
striking
‘‘403(a)(5)(C)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘403(a)(5)(C)(vi)’’;
(5) in the heading for subsection (l)(1)(C) by
striking ‘‘FROM THE GENERAL FUND’’;
(6) in subsection (l)(1)(C) by inserting ‘‘under
the Transportation Discretionary Spending Guaran-
tee for the Mass Transit Category’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and
(7) in subsection (l)(3)(B) by striking ‘‘at
least’’ and inserting ‘‘less than’’.
(x) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY INCEN-
TIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038 of the Federal Transit Act
of 1998 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting before
the semicolon ‘‘or connecting 1 or more rural com-
munities with an urban area not in close proximity’’;
(2) in subsection (g)(1)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘over-the-road buses used
substantially or exclusively in’’ after ‘‘operators
of’’; and
(B) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’;
and
(3) in subsection (g)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘each of’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
(y) STUDY OF TRANSIT NEEDS IN NATIONAL PARKS
AND RELATED PUBLIC LANDS.—Section 3039(b) of the
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘in order to
carry’’ and inserting ‘‘assist in carrying’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘Federal land management agen-
cies’ means the National Park Service, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of
Land Management.’’.
(z) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of the Fed-
eral Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
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(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) $5,797,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;’’; and
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(4) 
by 
striking
‘‘$6,746,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,747,000,000’’.
SEC. 10. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY TECHNICAL CORREC-
TION.
Section 4011 of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 31314 (as
amended by subsection (g) of this section) is amended—
‘‘(1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ‘(3),
and (5)’ each place it appears and inserting ‘(3),
and (4)’; and
‘‘(2) by striking subsection (d).’’.
SEC. 11. RESTORATIONS TO RESEARCH TITLE.
(a) 
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH
FUNDING.—Section 5001(a)(7) of the Transportation Eq-
uity Act for the 21st Century is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$31,150,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$25,650,000’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘$32,750,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$27,250,000’’; and
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(3) by striking ‘‘$32,000,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘$26,500,000’’.
(b) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 5002 of such Act
is amended by striking ‘‘$403,150,000’’ and all that fol-
lows 
through 
‘‘$468,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$397,650,000 for fiscal year 1998, $403,650,000 for fis-
cal year 1999, $422,450,000 for fiscal year 2000,
$437,250,000 for fiscal year 2001, $447,500,000 for fis-
cal year 2002, and $462,500,000’’.
(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR ITS.—Section 5210 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) USE OF INNOVATIVE FINANCING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use up
to 25 percent of the funds made available to carry
out this subtitle to make available loans, lines of
credit, and loan guarantees for projects that are eli-
gible for assistance under this subtitle and that have
significant intelligent transportation system ele-
ments.
‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAW.—Credit
assistance described in paragraph (1) shall be made
available in a manner consistent with the Transpor-
tation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of
1998.’’.
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(d) UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH.—
Section 5110 of such Act is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 5505 of
title 49, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)
of this section), is amended—
‘‘(1) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘section
5506,’ and inserting ‘section 508 of title 23, United
States Code,’;
‘‘(2) in subsection (i)—
‘‘(A) by inserting ‘Subject to section
5338(e):’ after ‘(i) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF
GRANTS.—’; and
‘‘(B) by striking ‘institutions’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘institutions or groups of
institutions’; and
‘‘(3) in subsection (j)(4)(B) by striking ‘on be-
half of’ and all that follows before the period and in-
serting ‘on behalf of a consortium which may also
include West Virginia University Institute of Tech-
nology, the College of West Virginia, and Bluefield
State College’.’’.
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 5115 of
such Act is amended—