PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 851 (d) GRANT AMOUNTS. — The Secretary shall reserve, from amounts deducted under section 104(a) of title 23, $3,000,000 to make grants under this section. The total amount that a State may receive in grants under this section may not be more than $500,000. SUBCHAPTER II—TERMINALS §5561. Definition In this chapter, "civic and cultural activities" includes libraries, musical and dramatic presentations, art exhibits, adult education programs, public meeting places, and other facilities for carrying on an activity any part of which is supported under a law of the United States. § 5562. Assistance projects (a) REQUIREMENTS To PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. —The Secretary of Transportation shall provide financial, technical, and advisory assistance under this chapter to— (1) promote, on a feasibility demonstration basis, the conversion of at least 3 rail passenger terminals into intermodal transportation terminals; (2) preserve rail passenger terminals that reasonably are likely to be converted or maintained pending preparation of ( plans for their reuse; (3) acquire and use space in suitable buildings of historic or architectural significance but only if use of the space is feasible and prudent when comparied to available alternatives; and (4) encourage State and local governments, local and regional transportation authorities, common carriers, philanthropic organizations, and other responsible persons to develop plans to convert rail passenger terminals into intermodal transportation terminals and civic and cultural activity centers. (b) EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY.— Th is chapter does not affect the eligibility of any rail passenger terminal for preservation or reuse assistance under another program or law. (c) ACQUIRING SPACE.— The Secretary may acquire space under subsection (a)(3) of this section only after consulting with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. § 5563. Conversion of certain rail passenger terminals (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Transportation may provide financial assistance to convert a rail passenger terminal to an intermodal transportation terminal under section 5562(a)( 1) of this title only if— (1) the terminal can be converted to accommodate other modes of transportation the Secretary of Transportation decides are appropriate, including— (A) motorbus transportation; (B) mass transit (rail or rubber tire); and (C) airline ticket offices and passenger terminals providing direct transportation to area airports; (2) the terminal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the Secretary of the Interior;
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