An original bill to make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit.

SECTION 1. TRANSIT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Section 5302.--Section 5302(a)(10) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``charter,'' and inserting ``charter, 
sightseeing,''.
    (b) Section 5303.--Section 5303 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (j)(3)(D), by--
                    (A) inserting ``or the identified phase'' before 
                ``within the time''; and
                    (B) inserting ``or the identified phase'' before 
                the period; and
            (2) in subsection (k)(2), by striking ``a metropolitan 
        planning area serving''.
    (c) Section 5307.--Section 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``mass transportation'' 
        and inserting ``public transportation''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 5305(a)'' and 
        inserting ``section 5303(k)''.
    (d) Section 5309.--Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in the heading for paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``Major 
        capital'' and inserting ``Capital''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7)(B) by striking ``section 3039'' and 
        inserting ``section 3045''.
    (e) Section 5311.--Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)(1)(A) by striking ``for any purpose 
        other than operating assistance'' and inserting ``for a capital 
        project or project administrative expenses'';
            (2) in subsections (g)(1)(A) and (g)(1)(B) by striking 
        ``capital'' after ``net''; and
            (3) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ``Sections 
        5323(a)(1)(D) and 5333(b) of this title apply'' and inserting 
        ``Section 5333(b) applies''.
    (f) Section 5312.--The heading for section 5312(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Mass Transportation'' and 
inserting ``Public Transportation''.
    (g) Section 5314.--Section 5314(a)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``section 5323(a)(1)(D)'' and inserting 
``section 5333(b)''.
    (h) Section 5319.--Section 5319 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``section 5307(k)'' and inserting ``section 
5307(d)(1)(K)''.
    (i) Section 5320.--Section 5320 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
                paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after ``(a) In
                General.--'' the following:
            ``(1) Program name.--The program authorized by this section 
        shall be known as the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks 
        Program.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(A), as redesignated, by 
                striking ``intra-agency'' and inserting 
                ``intraagency'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(5)(A), by striking ``5302(a)(1)(A)'' 
        and inserting ``5302(a)(1)'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``to administer this 
        section and'' after ``5338(b)(2)(J)''; and
            (4) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Transfers to land management agencies.--The Secretary 
        may transfer amounts available under paragraph (1) to the 
        appropriate Federal land management agency to pay necessary 
        costs of the agency for such activities described in paragraph 
        (1) in connection with activities being carried out under this 
        section.''.
    (j) Section 5323.--Section 5323(n) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``section 5336(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
5336(d)(2)''.
    (k) Section 5325.--Section 5325(b) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the 
        end ``adopted before August 10, 2005'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (l) Section 5336.--
            (1) Apportionments of formula grants.--Section 5336 of 
        title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Of the amount'' 
                and all that follows before paragraph (1) and inserting 
                ``Of the amount apportioned under subsection (i)(2) to 
                carry out section 5307--'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``subsections 
                (a) and (h)(2) of section 5338'' and inserting 
                ``subsections (a)(1)(C)(vi) and (b)(2)(B) of section 
                5338''; and
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (c), as added by 
                section 3034(c) of Public Law 109-59 (119 Stat. 1628), 
                as subsection (k).
            (2) Technical amendments.--Section 3034(d)(2) of the Safe, 
        Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
        Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1629), is amended by striking 
        ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''.
    (m) Section 5337.--Section 5337(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003'' 
and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009''.
    (n) Section 5338.--Section 5338(d)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``section 5315(a)(16)'' and inserting 
``section 5315(b)(2)(P)''.
    (o) SAFETEA-LU.--
            (1) Section 3037.--Section 3037(c)(10) of the Safe, 
        Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
        Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1636) is amended by striking 
        ``Middle Rio Grande Coalition of governments, Albuquerque to 
        Santa Fe corridor study'' and inserting ``Mid-Region Council of 
        Governments, New Mexico, public transportation buses, bus-
        related equipment and facilities, and intermodal terminals in 
        Albuquerque and Santa Fe under the terms and conditions of 
        section 5309 of title 49, United States Code.''.
            (2) Section 3040.--Section 3040(4) of such Act (119 Stat. 
        1639) is amended by striking ``$7,871,895,000'' and inserting 
        ``$7,872,893,000''.
            (3) Section 3043.--
                    (A) San diego.--Section 3043(c)(105) of such Act 
                (119 Stat. 1645) is amended by striking ``LOSSAN Del 
                Mar-San Diego Rail--Corridor Improvements'' and 
                inserting ``LOSSAN Rail Corridor Improvements''.
                    (B) San diego.--Section 3043(c)(217) of such Act 
                (119 Stat. 1648) is amended by striking ``San Diego'' 
                and inserting ``San Diego Transit''.
                    (C) Los angeles.--
                            (i) Phase 1.--Section 3043(b)(13) of such 
                        Act (119 Stat. 1642) is amended to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(13) Los Angeles--Exposition LRT (Phase 1).''.
                            (ii) Phase 2.--Section 3043(c) of such Act 
                        (119 Stat. 1645) is amended by inserting after 
                        paragraph (104) the following:
            ``(104A) Los Angeles--Exposition LRT (Phase 2).''.
                    (D) Boston.--Section 3043(d)(6) of such Act (119 
                Stat. 1649) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Boston-Silver Line Phase III, $20,000,000.''.
                    (E) Project construction grants.--Section 3043(e) 
                of such Act (119 Stat. 1651) is amended by adding at 
                the end the following:
            ``(4) Project construction grants.--Projects recommended by 
        the Secretary for a project construction grant agreement under 
        section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, or for funding 
        under section 5309(m)(2)(A)(i) of such title during fiscal year 
        2008 and fiscal year 2009 are authorized for preliminary 
        engineering, final design, and construction for fiscal years 
        2007 through 2009.''.
            (4) Section 3044.--The table contained in section 3044(a) 
        of such Act (119 Stat. 1652) is amended--
                    (A) in item number 487 by striking ``Central 
                Arkansas Transit Authority Facility Upgrades'' and 
                inserting ``Central Arkansas Transit Authority Bus 
                Acquisition'';
                    (B) in item number 491 by amending the item to read 
                as follows: ``PACE, IL, Cermak Road, Bus Rapid Transit, 
                and related bus projects, and alternatives analysis'';
                    (C) in item number 512 by striking ``Corning, NY, 
                Phase II Corning Preserve Transportation Enhancement 
                Project'' and inserting ``Transportation Center 
                Enhancements, Corning, NY'';
                    (D) in item number 534 by striking ``Community 
                Buses'' and inserting ``Bus and Bus Facilities'';
                    (E) in item number 541 by striking ``Intermodal 
                Ferry Dock'' and inserting ``Gartina Highway Bus 
                Stops''; and
                    (F) in item number 570 by striking ``Maine 
                Department of Transportation-Acadia Intermodal 
                Facility'' and inserting ``MaineDOT Acadia Intermodal 
                Passenger and Maintenance Facility''.
            (5) Section 3046.--Section 3046(a)(7) of such Act (119 
        Stat. 1708) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``hydrogen fuel cell vehicles'' and 
                inserting ``hydrogen fueled vehicles'';
                    (B) by striking ``hydrogen fuel cell employee 
                shuttle vans'' and inserting ``hydrogen fueled employee 
                shuttle vans''; and
                    (C) by striking ``in Allentown, Pennsylvania'' and 
                inserting ``to the DaVinci Center in Allentown, 
                Pennsylvania''.
            (6) Section 3050.--Section 3050(b) of such Act (119 Stat. 
        1713) is amended by inserting ``by negotiating the extension of 
        the existing agreement between mile post 191.13 and mile post 
        185.1 to mile post 165.9 in Rhode Island'' before the period at 
        the end.
            (7) Extensions.--
                    (A) Los angeles.--In evaluating the local share of 
                the project authorized by section 3043(c)(104A) of such 
                Act, as added by this Act, in the rating process under 
                section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, the 
                Secretary of Transportation shall give consideration to 
                project elements of the project authorized by section 
                3043(b)(13) of such Act advanced with 100 percent non-
                Federal funds.
                    (B) San gabriel valley.--In evaluating the local 
                share of Phase II of the project authorized by section 
                3043(b)(33) of such Act (119 Stat. 1642) in the rating 
                process under section 5309 of title 49, United States 
                Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall give 
                consideration to project elements of Phase I of such 
                project advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds.
    (p) TEA-21.--Section 3012(c)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 358) is amended by striking ``to be 
used only for the completion of the program to develop and deploy a new 
Advanced Propulsion Control System begun under the Request for 
Technical Proposals for Project S-2814-2'' and inserting ``to develop 
and deploy new technology for the Silverliner IV Regional Rail Cars, 
including a Propulsion Control System, Trainline Door Control Relay 
Panel, HVAC Control Upgrade, Blending Valve, and related 
improvements''.

Summary: Makes technical corrections to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or SAFETEA-LU and other laws related to public transportation.

Excludes sightseeing from the term "public transportation."



Names a certain program authorizing the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to carry out qualified projects to enhance the protection and enjoyment of national parks and public lands as the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program.

Makes specified allocations for fixed guideway modernization through FY2009.

Increases the total obligation ceiling for FY2008 for the Mass Transit Account.

Makes specified changes to: (1) a certain project designated under the alternative analysis program; (2) certain project authorizations for new fixed guideway capital projects; (3) certain projects for bus and bus-related facilities; (4) the hydrogen fuel cell shuttle deployment demonstration program; and (5) the Advanced Propulsion Control System program.

Directs the Secretary to resolve the delay of a certain commuter rail extension in Rhode Island by negotiating the extension of the existing agreement of a specified segment of such project.

Requires the Secretary to take certain additional factors into consideration when evaluating the local matching share of costs for the extension of certain light rail lines.