105 STAT. 2124 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 (1) APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall approve the construction of the locally preferred alternative for the BART San Francisco International Airport Extension (Phase la to Colma and Phase lb to San Francisco Airport) and the Tasman Corridor Project according to the following schedule; provided that the Secretary does not grant approval under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) before the 30th day after completion of the environmental impact statement: (A) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall approve such construction for BART Phase la to Colma. (B) Not later than 90 days after the date of the completion of preliminary engineering, the Secretary shall approve such construction for BART Phase lb to San Francisco International Airport. (C) Not later than 90 days after the date of the completion by SCCTD of preliminary engineering, the Secretary shall approve such construction for the Tasman Corridor Project. Grants. (2) EXECUTION OF CONTRACT. —Upon approving construction under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall execute a multiyear grant agreement with BART to permit the expenditure of funds for the construction of the BART San Francisco International Airport Extension (Phase la and Phase lb) and with SCCTD for the construction of the Tasman Corridor Project. (d) FEDERAL SHARE.— (1) BART EXTENSION. —The grant agreement under subsection (c)(2) shall provide that the Federal share of the project cost for the locally preferred alternative for the BART San Francisco International Airport Extension (Phase la and Phase lb) shall be 75 percent, unless the matching percentage is increased by a modification to Metropolitan Transportation Commission Resolution No. 1876 in a manner that would allow such Federal share to be increased to 80 percent. (2) TASMAN CORRIDOR PROJECT.—The grant agreement under subsection (c)(2) shall provide that the Federal share of the project cost for the locally preferred alternative for the Tasman Corridor Project, including costs for preliminary engineering, shall be 50 percent, unless that matching percentage is increased by a modification to Metropolitan Transportation Commission Resolution No. 1876 in a manner that would allow such Federal share to be increased to 80 percent. (e) PAYMENT. —The grant agreement under subsection (c)(2) shall provide that the Federal share of the cost of the projects shall be paid by the Secretary from amounts provided under section 3 of the Federal Transit Act for construction of new fixed guideway systems and extensions to fixed guideway systems, as follows: (1) Not less than $28,500,000 for fiscal year 1990. (2) Not less than $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1991. (3) Not less than $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1992 through 1995. (4) Not less than $100,000,000 for fiscal years 1996 and 1997. Apportionment of payments between BART and SCCTD shall be consistent with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Resolution No. 1876. (f) ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION. — The grant agreements under subsection (c)(2) shall provide that the Secretary shall reimburse BART
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