PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 105 STAT. 2113 1995, $1,665,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and $2,880,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, to remain available until expended. "(2) FROM GENERAL FUNDS.— In addition to the amounts specified in paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3 of this Act, $305,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $265,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $325,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $385,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, to remain available until expended. "(3) FISCAL YEAR 1992. —T here shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 1992 "(A) $1,345,000,000 to carry out section 3 of this Act; "(B) $43,780,000 to carry out section 8 of this Act; "(C) $55,000,000 to carry out section 16 of this Act; "(D) $19,460,000 to carry out section 26(a) of this Act; "(E) $20,050,000 to carry out section 26(b) of this Act, of which $12,000,000 shall be available only for part C of title VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and "(F) $7,000,000 to carry out section 11(b) of this Act. Such sums shall remain available until expended. "(4) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.— A pproval by the Secretary of a grant or contract with funds made available under subsection (a)(1), (a)(3), (b)(1), or (b)(3) shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States for payment of the Federal share of the cost of the project. Approval by the Secretary of a grant or contract with funds made available under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States for payment of the Federal share of the cost of the project only to the extent that amounts are provided in advance in appropriations Acts. "(c) SET-ASIDE FOR PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND RESEARCH. — Before apportionment in each fiscal year of the funds made available or appropriated under subsection 8(p), an amount equivalent to 3.0 percent of funds made available or appropriated under subsections (a) and (b) shall be made available until expended as follows: "(1) 45 percent of such funds shall be made available for metropolitan planning activities under section 8(f); "(2) 5 percent of such funds shall be made available to carry out section 18(h); "(3) 20 percent of such funds shall be made available to carry out the State program under section 26(a); and "(4) 30 percent of such funds shall be made available to carry out the national program under section 26(b). "(d) OTHER SET-ASIDES. — Before apportionment in each fiscal year of the funds made available or appropriated under subsection (a), of the funds made available or appropriated under subsections (a) and (b)- "(1) not to exceed an amount equivalent to.96 percent shall be available for administrative expenses to carry out section 12(a) of this Act and shall be available until expended; "(2) not to exceed an amount equivalent to 1.34 percent shall be available for transportation services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities pursuant to the formula under section 16(b) of this Act and shall be available until expended; and
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