PUBLIC LAW 101-164—NOV. 21, 1989 103 STAT. 1085 Administration, to be reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation. LOCAL RAIL SERVICE ASSISTANCE For necessary expenses for rail assistance under section 5(q) of the Department of Transportation Act, as amended, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision of sections 5(f) through 5(p) of said Act, from such funds $36,000 shall be reserved for each eligible State for the purposes of either section 5(i) or section 5(h) of said Act, provided that timely application is made in accordance with procedures employed by the Secretary, and the balance of such funds are ^^, reserved for use only under sections 5(h)(3)(B)(ii) and 5(h)(3)(C) of said Act: Provided further, That no State may apply for fiscal year • 1990 funds under section 5 of said Act until such State has obligated all funds granted to it under said section 5 in previous fiscal years. RAILROAD SAFETY For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not otherwise provided for, $31,900,000, of which $1,175,000 shall remain available until expended. RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $9,600,000, to remain available until expended. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improve- ments authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988, $24,800,000, to remain available until expended. GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for operating losses in- curred by the (Dorporation, capital improvements, and labor protec- tion costs authorized by 45 U.S.C. 565, to remain available until expended, $615,000,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be available for operating losses incurred by the Corporation and for labor protec- tion costs, and of which $85,000,000 shall be available for capital ^i improvements. Funds made available for operating losses and for labor protection costs which remain unobligated as of September 30, 1990, may be available for capital improvements: Provided, That none of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle operators for any officer or employee, other than the president of the Corporation, excluding the lease of passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees while in official travel status: Provided further. That the Secretary shall make no commitments to guaran- tee new loans or loans for new purposes under 45 U.S.C. 602 in fiscal year 1990: Provided further. That the incurring of any obligation or commitment by the Corporation for the purchase of capital improve-
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