PUBLIC LAW 105-206-^ULY 22, 1998 112 STAT. 855 within the boundaries of a transportation management area under title 23 (excluding projects carried out on the National Highway System and projects carried out under the bridge and interstate maintenance program) or under this chapter shall be selected from the approved transportation improvement program by the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area in consultation with the State and any affected public transit operator,
- (B) Projects carried out within the boundaries of a transportation management area on the National Highway System and
projects carried out within such boundaries under the bridge program or the interstate maintenance program shall be selected from the approved transportation improvement program by the State in cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area.'.". (e) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS. —Section 3007 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end Ante, p. 347. the following: "(h) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS. — "(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— Section 5307(b) (as amended by subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may make grants under this section from funds made available for fiscal year 1998 to finance the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in mass transportation in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000.'. "(2) REPORT. —Section 5307(k)(3) (as amended by subsection (f) of this section) is amended by inserting 'preceding* before 'fiscal year*.". (f) CLEAN FUELS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM. —Section 3008 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the Ante, p. 348. end the following: "(c) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.— Section 5308(e)(2) (as added by subsection (a) of this section) is amended by striking '$50,000,000' and inserting '35 percent'.". (g) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS AND LOANS. —Section 3009 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the Ante, p. 352. end the following: " (k) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.— "(1) CRITERIA. —Section 5309(e) (as amended by subsection (e) of this section) is amended— "(A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking 'urban' and inserting'suburban'; "(B) in the second sentence of paragraph (6) by striking 'or not' and all that follows through ', based' and inserting 'or "not recommended", based'; and "(C) in the last sentence of paragraph (6) by inserting ' of the'before'criteria established'. " (2) LETTERS OF INTENT AND FULL FUNDING GRANT AGREE- MENTS. —Section 5309(g) (as amended by subsection (f) of this section) is amended in paragraph (4) by striking '5338(a)' and all that follows through '2003' and inserting '5338(b) of this title for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems and the amount appropriated under section 5338(h)(5) or an amount equivalent to the last 2 fiscal years of funding authorized under section 5338(b) for new fixed
- guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway
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