PUBLIC LAW 105-178-^JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 393 (4) the extent to which financing the costs of complying with the Department of Transportation's final rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road buses presents a financial hardship for the applicant; and (5) the impact of accessibility requirements on the continuation of over-the-road bus service, with particular consideration of the impact of the requirements on service to rural areas and for low-income individuals. (d) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION. —The Secretary shall conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants under this section. Grantees shall be selected on a competitive basis. (e) FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS. —The Federal share of costs under this section shall be provided from funds made available to carry out this section. The Federal share of the.costs for a project shall not exceed 50 percent of the project cost. (f) GRANT REQUIREMENTS. —^A grant under this section shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions applicable to subrecipients who provide intercity bus transportation under section 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code, and such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. (g) FUNDING. — (1) INTERCITY, FIXED -ROUTE OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SERVICE.— Of amounts made available by or appropriated under section 5338(a)(2) of title. 49, United States Code (before allocation under section 5338(a)(2)(C) of that title), the following amounts shall be available for operators of intercity, fixed-route overthe-road bus service to finance the incremental capital and training costs of the Department of Transportation's final rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road buses: (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999. (B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. (C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 200L (D) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2002. (E) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2003. (2) OTHER OVER-THE -ROAD BUS SERVICE. —Of amounts made available by or appropriated under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code (before allocation under section 5338(a)(2)(C) of that title), $6,800,000 shall be available for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003 for operators of other over-the-road bus service to finance the incremental capital and training costs of the Department of Transportation's final rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road buses. SEC, 3039. STUDY OF TRANSIT NEEDS IN NATIONAL PARKS AND 23 USC 138note. RELATED PUBLIC LANDS. (a) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this section are to encourage and promote the development of transportation systems for the betterment of the national parks and other units of the National Park System, national wildlife refuges, recreational areas, and other public lands in order to conserve natural, historical, and cultural resources and prevent adverse impact, relieve congestion, minimize transportation fuel consumption, reduce pollution (including noise and visual pollution), and enhance visitor mobility and accessibility and the visitor experience. (b) STUDY.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall undertake a comprehensive
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