112 STAT. 432 PUBLIC LAW 105-178-JUNE 9, 1998 expanding their ability to deal effectively with transportation-related problems; "(D) operate, in cooperation with State transportation departments and universities— "(i) local technical assistance program centers designated to provide transportation technology transfer services to rural areas and to urbanized areas with populations of between 50,000 and 1,000,000 individuals; and "(ii) local technical assistance program centers designated to provide transportation technical assistance to Indian tribal governments; and "(E) allow local transportation agencies and tribal governments, in cooperation with the private sector, to enhance new technology implementation, "(c) RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS.— "(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, acting either independently or in cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, may make grants for research fellowships for any purpose for which research is authorized by this chapter. " (2) DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER TRANSPORTATION FELLOW- SHIP PROGRAM.— The Secretary shall establish and implement a transportation research fellowship program for the purpose of attracting qualified students to the field of transportation. The program shall be known as the 'Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program'.". SEC. 5105. STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH. Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end the following: '*§ 505. State planning and research "(a) GENERAL RULE.— Two percent of the sums apportioned to a State for fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter under section 104 (other than sections 104(f) and 104(h)) and under section 144 shall be available for expenditure by the State, in consultation with the Secretary, only for the following purposes: "(1) Engineering and economic surveys and investigations. "(2) The planning of future highway programs and local public transportation systems and the planning of the financing of such programs and systems, including metropolitan and statewide planning under sections 134 and 135. "(3) Development and implementation of management systems under section 303. "(4) Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of surface transportation systems and the desirable regulation and equitable taxation of such systems. "(5) Research, development, and technology transfer activities necessary in connection with the planning, design, construction, management, and maintenance of highway, public transportation, and intermodal transportation systems. "(6) Study, research, and training on the engineering standards and construction materials for transportation systems described in paragraph (5), including the evaluation and accreditation of inspection and testing and the regulation and taxation of their use.
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