PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 110 STAT. 3009-514
Alameda Corridor Project, including replacement of at-grade rail
lines with a below-grade corridor and widening of the adjacent
major highway: Provided, That loans not to exceed the following
amounts shall be made on or after the first day of the fiscal
year indicated:
Fiscal year 1997
$140,000,000
Fiscal year 1998
$140,000,000
Fiscal year 1999
$120,000,000
Provided further, That any loan authorized under this section shall
be structured with a maximum 30-year repayment after completion
of construction at an annual interest rate of not to exceed the
30-year United States Treasury rate and on such terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Transportation:
Provided further, That specific provisions of section 505(a), (b)
and (d) through (h) shall not apply: Provided further, That the
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority shall be deemed to
be a financially responsible person for purposes of section 505
of the Act.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
For additional expenses necessary for "Grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation", $22,500,000 for operating losses,
to remain available until September 30, 1997: Provided, That
amounts made available shall only be used to continue service
on routes the National Railroad Passenger Corporation currently
plans to terminate.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For additional expenses necessary for "Research and Special
Programs" to conduct vulnerability and threat assessments of the
nation's transportation system, $3,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 1999: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
25 l(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for "Salaries and Expenses",
$6,000,000, to reimburse other federal agencies for previously
incurred costs of recovering wreckage from TWA flight 800, and
for other costs related to the TWA 800 accident investigation: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
EMERGENCY FUND
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety
Board for accident investigations, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
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