93 STAT. 1032
PUBLIC LAW 96-131—NOV. 30, 1979
for managerial training as authorized under the authority of said Act. URBAN DISCRETIONARY GRANTS s
29 USC 794.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for urban discretionary grants as authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) to remain available until September 30, 1983; $1,280,000,000, of which $9,925,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Urban Mass Transportation Fund: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available to retrofit any existing fixed rail transit system to comply with regulations issued pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Provided further, That grants awarded for contracts for the acquisition of rolling stock, including buses, which will result in the expenditure of Federal financial assistance, shall only be awarded based on consideration of performance, standardization, life-cycle costs, and other factors the Secretary may deem relevant, in addition to the consideration of initial capital costs. Where necessary, the Secretary shall assist grantees in making such evaluations. RURAL AND SMALL URBAN GRANTS
For necessary expenses for public transportation projects in areas other than urbanized areas as defined for the purposes of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), $75,000,000, to remain available until expended. URBAN FORMULA GRANTS
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For necessary expenses for urban formula grants as authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), $615,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That grants awarded for contracts for the acquisition of rolling stock, including buses, which will result in the expenditure of Federal financial assistance, shall only be awarded based on consideration of performance, standardization, life-cycle costs, and other factors the Secretary may deem relevant, in addition to the consideration of initial capital costs. Where necessary, the Secretary shall assist grantees in making such evaluation. UQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION
For pa5nnaent to the urban mass transportation fund, for liquidation of contractual obligations incurred under authority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and 23 U.S.C. 142(c) and of obligations incurred for projects substituted for Interstate System segments withdrawn prior to enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976; $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of these funds shall be made available for the establishment of depreciation reserves or reserves for replacement accounts: Provided further. That amounts for highway projects substituted for Interstate System segments shall be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration. WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
For necessary expenses for a waterborne transportation demonstration project as authorized by section 320 of the Surface Transpor-
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