105 STAT. 2188 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 Contracts. Grants. North Carolina. Florida. Minnesota. industry. The Secretary shall review and evaluate programs carried out by such grant recipients at least annually. "(B) FUNDING. — Not to exceed 1 percent of the funds made available from Federal sources to carry out this subsection may be used by the Secretary to carry out this paragraph. "(12) OBLIGATION CEIUNG. — Amounts authorized out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection shall be subject to obligation limitations established by section 102 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. "(13) AUTHORIZATIONS.—T here shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, approval by the Secretary of a grant under this section shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States for payment of the Federal share of the cost of the project.". SEC. 6024. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES. Section 11 of the Federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1607c) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES. — "(1) INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY STUDIES.— The Secretary shall make grants under this section to San Jose State University to establish and operate an institute for national surface transportation policy studies. Such institute shall— "(A) include both male and female students of diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds who are seeking careers in the development and operations of surface transportation programs; and "(B) conduct research and development activities to analyze ways of improving aspects of the development and operation of the Nation's surface transportation programs. "(2) INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE.— The Secretary shall make grants under this section to Northwestern University to establish and operate an institute for the study of techniques to evaluate and monitor infrastructure conditions, improve information systems for infrastructure construction and management, and study advanced materials and automated processes for construction and rehabilitation of public works facilities. "(3) URBAN TRANSIT INSTITUTE. —The Secretary shall make grants under this section to North Carolina A. and T. State University through the Institute for Transportation Research and Education and the University of South Florida and a consortium of Florida A and M, Florida State University, and Florida International University to establish and operate an interdisciplinary institute for the study and dissemination of techniques to address the diverse transportation problems of urban areeis experiencing significant and rapid growth. "(4) INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY CONCEPTS. — The Secretary shall make grants under this section to the University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation Studies, to
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