Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 3.djvu/222

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105 STAT. 2106 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 to make a pro rata reduction in other amounts made available to carry out section 21(c). "(5) FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE. —The Federal share payable for activities under this paragraph shall be 80 percent except where the Secretary determines that it is in the Federal interest not to require a State or local match.". SEC. 3013. BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 49 USC app. (a) ALLOCATIONS. —Section 9(a) is amended— l^O'^s- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "Of the amount" and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: "Of the amounts made available or appropriated under section 21(g), 9.32 percent shall be available for expenditure under this section in each fiscal year only in urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000."; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "Of the amount" and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: "Of the amounts made available or appropriated under section 21(g), 90.68 percent shall be available for expenditure under this section in each fiscal year only in urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more. ". (b) ENERGY AND OPERATING EFFICIENCIES. —Section 9(b) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) ENERGY AND OPERATING EFFICIENCIES. —If a recipient under this section demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that energy or operating efficiencies would be achieved by actions that reduce revenue vehicle miles but provide the same frequency of revenue service to the same number of riders, the recipient's apportionment under paragraph (2)(A) shall not be reduced as a result of such actions.'. (c) EXTENSION OF SAFETY AUTHORITY TO BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.— Section 9(e)(1) is amended by striking "and 19" and inserting "19, and 22". (d) ANNUAL SUBMISSIONS, — Section 9(e)(2) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentences: "Such certifications and any additional certifications required by law to be submitted to the Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to be submitted annually as part of the grant application under this section. The Secretary shall annually publish in conjunction with the publication required under subsection (q) a list of all certifications required under this Act.". (e) STREAMUNED PROCEDURES. — Section 9(e) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(6) STREAMLINED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. — The Secretary shall establish streamlined administrative procedures to govern compliance with the certification requirement under paragraph (3)(B) with respect to track and signal equipment used in ongoing operations.". (f) TRANSIT SECURITY SYSTEMS. — Section 9(e)(3) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G) by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and'; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(I)(i) will expend for each fiscal year not less than 1 percent of the funds received by the recipient for each fiscal year under this section for transit security projects; or