PUBLIC LAW 105-178-JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 363 (e) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 5323 is amended by adding at the end the following: "(n) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATIONS.— A certification required under this chapter and any additional certification or assurance required by law or regulation to be submitted to the Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to be submitted annually as part of a grant application under this chapter. The Publication. Secretary shall publish annually a list of all certifications required under this chapter with the publication required under section 5336(e)(2).". (f) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— Section 5323 is amended by adding at the end the following: "(o) GRANT REQUIREMENTS. —The grant requirements under sections 5307 and 5309 apply to any project under this chapter that receives any assistance or other financing under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998.". SEC. 3021. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INTERCITY RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE 49 USC 5307 INVESTMENT FROM MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT OF HIGH- note. WAY TRUST FUND. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to determine the benefits of using funds from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for intercity passenger rail. Any assistance provided to the State of Oklahoma under sections 5307 and 5311 of title 49, United States Code, during fiscal years 1998 through 2003 may be used for capital improvements to, and operating assistance for, intercity passenger rail service. (b) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Not later than October 1, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the pilot program established under this section. (2) CONTENTS.— The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) an evaluation of the effect of the pilot program on alternative forms of transportation within the State of Oklahoma; (B) an evaluation of the effect of the program on operators of mass transportation and their passengers; (C) a calculation of the amount of Federal assistance provided under this section transferred for the provision of intercity passenger rail service; and (D) an estimate of the benefits to intercity passenger rail service, including the number of passengers served, the number of route miles covered, and the number of localities served by intercity passenger rail service. SEC. 3022. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. (a) EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT.— Section 5325 is amended— (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b); and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(c) EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT.— ^A recipient may award a procurement contract under this chapter to other than the lowest bidder when the award furthers an objective consistent with the purposes of this chapter, including improved long-term operating efficiency and lower long-term costs.".
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