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agreement of June 28, 2002, in the same manner as in 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may, at his discretion, condition 
the award of efficiency incentive grant funds on reform 
requirements for the Corporation and his assessment of 
progress towards such reform requirements: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be 
used after March 1, 2006, to support any route on which 
Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent 
off the normal, peak fare. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. The Secretary may purchase promotional 
items of nominal value for use in public outreach activities 
to accomplish the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 20134: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall prescribe guidelines for the ad-
ministration of such purchases and use. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $85,000,000: Provided, 
That of the funds available under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $1,063,000 shall be available for the Office of the
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Administrator; not to exceed $7,654,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Administration; not to exceed $4,273,000 
shall be available for the Office of the Chief Counsel; not 
to exceed $1,394,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Communication and Congressional Affairs; not to exceed 
$8,403,000 shall be available for the Office of Program 
Management; not to exceed $9,259,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Budget and Policy; not to exceed 
$4,876,000 shall be available for the Office of Demonstra-
tion and Innovation; not to exceed $3,272,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Civil Rights; not to exceed 
$4,718,000 shall be available for the Office of Planning; 
not to exceed $22,420,000 shall be available for regional 
offices; and not to exceed $17,668,000 shall be available 
for the central account: Provided further, That the Admin-
istrator is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for 
an office of the Federal Transit Administration: Provided 
further, That no appropriation for an office shall be in-
creased or decreased by more than a total of 5 percent 
during the fiscal year by all such transfers: Provided fur-
ther, That any change in funding greater than 5 percent 
shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That any 
funding transferred from the central account shall be sub-
mitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees
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on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create 
a permanent office of transit security under this heading: 
Provided further, That of the funds in this Act available 
for the execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of 
title 49, United States Code, $2,000,000 shall be reim-
bursed to the Department of Transportation’s Office of 
Inspector General for costs associated with audits and in-
vestigations of transit-related issues, including reviews of 
new fixed guideway systems: Provided further, That upon 
submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2008 Presi-
dent’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall trans-
mit to Congress the annual report on new starts, including 
proposed allocations of funds for fiscal year 2008. 
FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(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, 
$3,925,000,000, 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
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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 $7,262,775,000 in fiscal year 2007: Pro-
vided further, That $28,660,920 in unobligated balances 
are cancelled. 
RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 
5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $65,000,000, 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 $49,400,000 is available to 
carry out national research programs under sections 5312, 
5313, 5314, and 5322 of title 49, United States Code. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, $1,566,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $17,760,000 in 
unobligated balances are cancelled.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority 
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, 2009, 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, 2006, 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. During fiscal years 2007 and 2008, each 
Federal Transit Administration grant for a project that
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involves the acquisition of rehabilitation of a bus to be 
used in public transportation shall be for 100 percent of 
the net capital costs of a factory-installed or retrofitted 
hybrid electric propulsion system and any equipment re-
lated to such a system: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
have the discretion to determine, through practicable ad-
ministrative procedures, the costs attributable to the sys-
tem and related-equipment. 
SEC. 164. 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 for activities eligible in the year the funds were 
appropriated. 
SEC. 165. Hereinafter, the non-Federal share of the 
net project cost of the San Gabriel Valley Metro Gold Line 
connecting Los Angeles, South Pasadena and Pasadena 
shall be counted toward satisfying the Federal matching 
requirements under 49 U.S.C. 5309 on any phase of the 
San Gabriel Valley Gold Line Foothill Extension con-
tinuing from Pasadena to Montclair.