PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
119 STAT. 1611
assistance under this section, including the development of technology appropriate for use in a qualified project. ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—Amounts made available under this subsection are in addition to amounts otherwise available to the Secretary to carry out planning, research, and technical assistance under this chapter or any other provision of law. ‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—No qualified project shall receive more than 25 percent of the total amount made available to carry out this section under section 5338(b)(2)(J) for any fiscal year. ‘‘(e) PLANNING PROCESS.—In undertaking a qualified project under this section— ‘‘(1) if the qualified participant is a Federal land management agency— ‘‘(A) the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall develop transportation planning procedures that are consistent with— ‘‘(i) the metropolitan planning provisions under section 5303; ‘‘(ii) the statewide planning provisions under section 5304; and ‘‘(iii) the public participation requirements under section 5307(d); and ‘‘(B) in the case of a qualified project that is at a unit of the National Park System, the planning process shall be consistent with the general management plans of the unit of the National Park System; and ‘‘(2) if the qualified participant is a State or local governmental authority, or more than one State or local governmental authority in more than one State, the qualified participant shall— ‘‘(A) comply with the metropolitan planning provisions under section 5303; ‘‘(B) comply with the statewide planning provisions under section 5304; ‘‘(C) comply with the public participation requirements under section 5307(d); and ‘‘(D) consult with the appropriate Federal land management agency during the planning process. ‘‘(f) COST SHARING.— ‘‘(1) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish the Government’s share of the net project cost to be provided to a qualified participant under this section. ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing the Government’s share of the net project cost to be provided under this section, the Secretary shall consider— ‘‘(A) visitation levels and the revenue derived from user fees in the eligible area in which the qualified project is carried out; ‘‘(B) the extent to which the qualified participant coordinates with a public transportation authority or private entity engaged in public transportation; ‘‘(C) private investment in the qualified project, including the provision of contract services, joint development activities, and the use of innovative financing mechanisms;
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