123STA T . 2 04PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 200 9ora r egi o n:Provide d fu r th er ,Th a tp ro j e c t s e l igi b le f orf u n d ing pro v ided under this heading shall include , but not be li m ited to, high w a y or bridge projects eligible under title 23 , U nited S tates C ode, including interstate rehabilitation, improvements to the rural collector road system, the reconstruction of overpasses and inter - changes, bridge replacements, seismic retrofit projects for bridges, and road realignments
public transportation projects eligible under chapter 5 3 of title 49 , United States Code, including investments in projects participating in the N ew Starts or Small Starts programs that will e x pedite the completion of those projects and their entry into revenue service; passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments, including projects that connect ports to other modes of transportation and improve the efficiency of freight movement: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this paragraph, the Secretary may use an amount not to exceed $ 2 0 0,000,000 for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, That in distrib- uting funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall ta k e such measures so as to ensure an e q uitable geographic distribution of funds and an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural communities: Provided further, That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $20,000,000 and not greater than $300,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the minimum grant si z e cited in the preceding proviso for the purpose of funding significant projects in smaller cities, regions, or States: Provided further, That not more than 20 percent of the funds made available under this paragraph may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided further, That the F ederal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading may be up to 1 00 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package, and to projects that are expected to be completed within 3 years of enactment of this A ct: Provided further, That the Secretary shall publish criteria on which to base the competition for any grants awarded under this heading not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall require applications for funding provided under this heading to be submitted not later than 1 8 0 days after the publication of such criteria, and announce all projects selected to be funded from such funds not later than 1 year after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up to $1,500,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal H ighway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal R ailroad Administra- tion and the M aritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight of grants made under this heading .Ap p licat i ons.De a d lines. Pub lication. Cr iteria. Deadline. W ai v er aut h orit y .
