HR 3978 PCS
(f) CLEAN FUELS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.—
Section 3008 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) 
TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENTS.—Section
5308(e)(2) (as added by subsection (a) of this section) is
amended by striking ‘$50,000,000’ and inserting ‘35 per-
cent’.’’.
(g) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS AND LOANS.—
Section 3009 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.—
‘‘(1) CRITERIA.—Section 5309(e) (as amended
by subsection (e) of this section) is amended—
‘‘(A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking
‘urban’ and inserting ‘suburban’;
‘‘(B) in the second sentence of paragraph
(6) by striking ‘or not’ and all that follows
through ‘, based’ and inserting ‘or ‘‘not rec-
ommended’’, based’; and
‘‘(C) in the last sentence of paragraph (6)
by inserting ‘of the’ before ‘criteria established’.
‘‘(2) LETTERS OF INTENT AND FULL FUNDING
GRANT AGREEMENTS.—Section 5309(g) (as amend-
ed by subsection (f) of this section) is amended in
paragraph (4) by striking ‘5338(a)’ and all that fol-
HR 3978 PCS
lows through ‘2003’ and inserting ‘5338(b) of this
title for new fixed guideway systems and extensions
to existing fixed guideway systems and the amount
appropriated under section 5338(h)(5) or an amount
equivalent to the last 2 fiscal years of funding au-
thorized under section 5338(b) for new fixed guide-
way systems and extensions to existing fixed guide-
way systems’.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m)
(as amended by subsection (g) of this section) is
amended—
‘‘(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘(b)’
after ‘5338’;
‘‘(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following:
‘(2) NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY GRANTS.—
‘(A) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE
FOR ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN FINAL DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION.—Not more than 8 percent
of the amounts made available in each fiscal
year by paragraph (1)(B) shall be available for
activities other than final design and construc-
tion.
‘(B) FUNDING
FOR
FERRY
BOAT
SYS-
TEMS.—
HR 3978 PCS
‘(i) AMOUNTS UNDER (1)(B).—Of the
amounts made available under paragraph
(1)(B), $10,400,000 shall be available in
each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for
capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, for
new fixed guideway systems and extensions
to existing fixed guideway systems that are
ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities, or
that are approaches to ferry terminal fa-
cilities.
‘(ii) AMOUNTS UNDER 5338(H)(5).—Of
the amounts appropriated under section
5338(h)(5), $3,600,000 shall be available
in each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003
for capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii,
for new fixed guideway systems and exten-
sions to existing fixed guideway systems
that are ferry boats or ferry terminal fa-
cilities, or that are approaches to ferry ter-
minal facilities.’;
‘‘(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (3)(C);
‘‘(D) in paragraph (3) by adding at the
end the following:
HR 3978 PCS
‘(D) OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.—Of
amounts made available by paragraph (1)(C),
not less than 5.5 percent shall be available in
each fiscal year for other than urbanized
areas.’;
‘‘(E) by striking paragraph (5); and
‘‘(F) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
‘(4) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE FOR MUL-
TIPLE PROJECTS.—A person applying for or receiv-
ing assistance for a project described in subpara-
graph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) may receive
assistance for a project described in any other of
such subparagraphs.’.’’.
(h) REFERENCES TO FULL FUNDING GRANT AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 3009(h)(3) of the Federal Transit Act
of 1998 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A)(ii);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking ‘sec-
tion 5309(m)(2) of this title’ and inserting
‘5309(o)(1)’; and
HR 3978 PCS
‘‘(D) in section 5309(n)(2) by striking ‘in
a way’ and inserting ‘in a manner’.’’.
(i) DOLLAR VALUE OF MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS.—
Section 3010(b)(2) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998
is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Comp-
troller General’’.
(j) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM APPLI-
CATIONS.—Section 3012 of the Federal Transit Act of
1998 is amended by moving paragraph (3) of subsection
(a) to the end of subsection (b) and by redesignating such
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4).
(k) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec-
tion 3015 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘Financial assistance made available
under this subsection and projects assisted with the
assistance shall be subject to section 5333(a) of title
49, United States Code.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any funds made available
by section 5338(e)(2)(C)(iii) of title 49, United
States Code, shall be available in equal amounts for
transportation research, training, and curriculum de-