49 U.S.C. § 5338 : US Code - Section 5338: Authorizations

Search 49 U.S.C. § 5338 : US Code - Section 5338: Authorizations

(a) Fiscal Year 2005. -
(1) Formula grants. -
(A) Trust fund. - For fiscal year 2005, $3,499,927,776 shall
be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out sections 5307, 5308, 5310, and 5311 and
section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note).
(B) General fund. - In addition to the amounts made available
under subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated
$499,989,824 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out sections 5307,
5308, 5310, and 5311 and section 3038 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note).
(C) Allocation of funds. - Of the amounts made available or
appropriated under this paragraph -
(i) $4,811,150 shall be available to the Alaska Railroad
for improvements to its passenger operations under section
5307;
(ii) $5,208,000 shall be available to provide over-the-road
bus accessibility grants under section 3038 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C.
5310 note) to operators of intercity, fixed-route over-the-
road buses;
(iii) $1,686,400 shall be available to provide over-the-
road bus accessibility grants under section 3038 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C.
5310 note) to operators of over-the-road buses providing
other than intercity, fixed-route service;
(iv) $94,526,689 shall be available to provide
transportation services to elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
(v) $250,889,588 shall be available to provide financial
assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311;
(vi) $3,593,195,773 shall be available to provide financial
assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307; and
(vii) $49,600,000 shall be available to carry out the clean
fuels program under section 5308.
(2) Job access and reverse commute. -
(A) Trust fund. - For fiscal year 2005, $108,500,000 shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out section 3037 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note).
(B) General fund. - In addition to the amounts made available
under subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated
$15,500,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out section 3037 of
the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (49 U.S.C.
5309 note).
(3) Capital program grants. -
(A) Trust fund. - For fiscal year 2005, $2,898,100,224 shall
be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out section 5309.
(B) General fund. - In addition to the amounts made available
under subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated
$414,014,176 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out sections 5308,
5309, and 5318 and section 3015(b) of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 361).
(C) Allocation of funds. - Of the amounts made available or
appropriated under this paragraph -
(i) $49,600,000 shall be available to carry out the clean
fuels program under section 5308;
(ii) $669,600,000 shall be available for capital projects
to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase bus and related
equipment and to construct bus-related facilities under
section 5309;
(iii) $1,204,684,800 shall be available for fixed guideway
modernization under section 5309;
(iv) $1,437,829,600 shall be available for capital projects
for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing
fixed guideway systems under section 5309;
(v) $10,213,632 shall be available for capital projects in
Alaska and Hawaii under section 5309;
(vi) $2,976,000 shall be available to carry out bus testing
under section 5318; and
(vii) $4,811,200 shall be available to carry out the fuel
cell bus and bus facilities program under section 3015(b) of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
361).
(4) Planning. -
(A) Trust fund. - For fiscal year 2005, $63,364,000 shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 5313(b), as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Federal
Public Transportation Act of 2005.
(B) General fund. - In addition to the amounts made available
under subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated
$9,052,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out sections 5303,
5304, 5305, and 5313(b), as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of
2005.
(C) Allocation of funds. - Of the amounts made available or
appropriated under this paragraph -
(i) 82.72 percent shall be allocated for metropolitan
planning under section 5305; and
(ii) 17.28 percent shall be allocated for State planning
under section 5305.
(5) Research. -
(A) Trust fund. - For fiscal year 2005, $47,740,000 shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314,
5315, and 5322.
(B) General fund. - In addition to the amounts made available
under subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated
$6,820,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out sections
5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322.
(C) Allocation of funds. - Of the funds made available or
appropriated under this paragraph -
(i) not less than $3,968,000 shall be available to carry
out programs under the National Transit Institute under
section 5315, of which not more than $992,000 shall be
available to carry out section 5315(a)(16);
(ii) not less than $5,208,000 shall be available to provide
rural transportation assistance under section 5311(b)(2);
(iii) not less than $8,184,000 shall be available to carry
out transit cooperative research programs under section
5313(a);
(iv) not less than $2,976,000 shall be available to carry
out Project Action under section 5312; and
(v) the remainder shall be available to carry out national
research and technology programs under sections 5312, 5314,
and 5322.
(6) University transportation research. -
(A) Trust fund. - For fiscal year 2005, $5,208,000 shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out section 5505.
(B) General fund. - In addition to amounts made available
under subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated
$744,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out section 5505.
(C) Allocation of funds. - Of the amounts made available or
appropriated under this paragraph -
(i) $1,984,000 shall be available for grants under section
5505(d) to the center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A), as
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005; and
(ii) $1,984,000 shall be available for grants under section
5505(d) to the center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(F), as
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005.
(D) Special rule. - Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the transportation research conducted by the
centers receiving financial assistance under this section.
(7) Administration. -
(A) Trust fund. - For fiscal year 2005, $67,704,000 shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out section 5334.
(B) General fund. - In addition to amounts made available
under subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated
$9,672,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out section 5334.
(8) Availability of amounts. - Amounts made available or
appropriated under paragraphs (1) through (6) shall remain
available until expended.
(b) Formula and Bus Grants. -
(1) In general. - There shall be available from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339,
and 5340 and section 3038 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 (112
Stat. 387 et seq.) - (!1)
(A) $6,979,931,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(B) $7,262,775,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(C) $7,872,893,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(D) $8,360,565,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(2) Allocation of funds. - Of the amounts made available under
paragraph (1) -
(A) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $99,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $107,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $113,500,000
for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry out section
5305;
(B) $3,466,681,000 for fiscal year 2006, $3,606,175,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $3,910,843,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$4,160,365,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be allocated in
accordance with section 5336 to provide financial assistance
for urbanized areas under section 5307;
(C) $43,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $45,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $49,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $51,500,000
for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry out section
5308;
(D) $1,391,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $1,448,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $1,570,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$1,666,500,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be allocated in
accordance with section 5337 to provide financial assistance
under section 5309(m)(2)(B);
(E) $822,250,000 for fiscal year 2006, $855,500,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $927,750,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$984,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry
out section 5309(m)(2)(C);
(F) $112,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $117,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $127,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$133,500,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to provide
financial assistance for services for elderly persons and
persons with disabilities under section 5310;
(G) $388,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $404,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $438,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$465,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to provide
financial assistance for other than urbanized areas under
section 5311;
(H) $138,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $144,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $156,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$164,500,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry
out section 5316;
(I) $78,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $81,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $87,500,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $92,500,000
for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry out section
5317;
(J) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $23,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $26,900,000
for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry out section
5320;
(K) $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2006; $3,500,000 in fiscal year
2007; $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2008; and $3,500,000 in fiscal
year 2009 shall be available to carry out section 5335;
(L) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2006; $25,000,000 in fiscal
year 2007; $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2008; and $25,000,000 in
fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry out section 5339;
(M) $388,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $404,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $438,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$465,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be allocated in
accordance with section 5340 to provide financial assistance
for urbanized areas under section 5307 and other than urbanized
areas under section 5311; and
(N) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2006, $7,600,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $8,300,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $8,800,000 for
fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry out section 3038
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49
U.S.C. 5310 note).
(c) Capital Investment Grants. - There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 5309(m)(2)(A) -
(1) $1,503,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $1,566,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(3) $1,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(4) $1,809,250,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(d) Research and University Research Centers. -
(1) In general. - There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out transit cooperative research programs under section
5313, the National Transit Institute under section 5315,
university research centers under section 5506, and national
research programs under sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322
$58,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $61,000,000 for fiscal year
2007, $65,500,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $69,750,000 for
fiscal year 2009, of which -
(A) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $9,300,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $9,600,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009 shall be allocated to carry out transit
cooperative research programs under section 5313;
(B) $4,300,000 shall be allocated for each fiscal year to
carry out programs under the National Transit Institute under
section 5315, of which not more than $1,000,000 for each fiscal
year shall be used to carry out section 5315(a)(16);
(C) $7,000,000 shall be allocated for each fiscal year to
carry out the university centers program under section 5506;
(D) $3,000,000 shall be allocated for each fiscal year to
carry out Project Action under section 5314(a)(2);
(E) $1,000,000 shall be allocated for each fiscal year to
carry out the National Technical Assistance Center under
section 5314(c); and
(F) any funds made available under this paragraph that are
not allocated under subparagraphs (A) through (E) shall be
allocated to carry out national research programs under
sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322.
(2) University centers program. -
(A) Allocation. - Of the amounts allocated under paragraph
(1)(C), the following amounts shall be available to provide
transportation research, training, and curriculum development:
(i) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009
for the University of Tennessee - Knoxville National
Transportation Research Center.
(ii) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009
for Texas A&M University - Texas Transportation Institute.
(iii) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009
for Morgan State University.
(iv) $400,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for
the Small Urban and Rural Transit Center at North Dakota
State University.
(v) $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 and
$650,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the
University Transportation Center at the University of
Alabama.
(vi) $450,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 and
$550,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the
Injury Control Research Center at the University of Alabama
Birmingham.
(vii) $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 and
$650,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the
Jackson State University Intermodal Transportation Institute
at the Jackson State University.
(viii) $550,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 and
$650,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the
University Transportation Center at the University of
Denver/Mississippi State University.
(B) Requirements. - The universities specified in
subparagraph (A) shall be considered to be university
transportation centers under section 5506 and shall be subject
to the requirements of subsections (b), (h), (i), (k), (l), and
(m) of such section.
(e) Administration. - There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 5334 -
(1) $82,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(3) $92,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(4) $98,500,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(f) Grants as Contractual Obligations. -
(1) Grants financed from highway trust fund. - A grant or
contract that is approved by the Secretary and financed with
amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund pursuant to this section is a contractual
obligation of the Government to pay the Federal share of the cost
of the project.
(2) Grants financed from general fund. - A grant or contract
that is approved by the Secretary and financed with amounts
appropriated in advance from the General Fund of the Treasury
pursuant to this section is a contractual obligation of the
Government to pay the Federal share of the cost of the project
only to the extent that amounts are appropriated for such purpose
by an Act of Congress.
(g) Availability of Amounts. - Amounts made available by or
appropriated under subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall remain
available until expended.