123STA T . 212 PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2 0 0 9MARIT I MEAD MI N I S TRATI O N S UP P L EMENTAL G RANTS F OR ASSISTAN C ETOSMALLS H IP Y ARDS Tomakegr a nts to qu a lif ie d s h i py ards as authori z ed under se c tion 3508 of P u b lic L a w1 10 –4 1 7 or section 54101 of title 4 6,U nited S tates C ode, $ 100,000,000, to remain a v ailable through September 30, 2 010
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d , That the Secretary of Transportation shall institute measures to ensure that funds provided under this heading shall be obligated within 180 days of the date of their distribution: Provided fu r th er, That the Maritime Administrator may retain and transfer to ‘ ‘Maritime Administration, O perations and Training ’ ’ up to 2 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants made under this heading . OFFICE OF I NSPECTOR G ENERAL SALARIES AND E X PENSES F or an additional amount for necessary e x penses of the Office of Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1 9 78, as amended, $20,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2013: Provided, That the funding made available under this heading shall be used for conducting audits and investigations of pro j ects and activities carried out with funds made available in this Act to the D epartment of Transportation: Provided further, That the Inspector General shall have all nec - essary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. App. 3 ) , to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the Government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department. G EN E R AL PRO V ISION — DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SEC. 1201. (a) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for each amount that is distributed to a State or agency thereof from an appropria- tion in this Act for a covered program, the Governor of the State shall certify to the Secretary of Transportation that the State will maintain its effort with regard to State funding for the types of projects that are funded by the appropriation. As part of this certification, the Governor shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation a statement identifying the amount of funds the State planned to expend from State sources as of the date of enactment of this Act during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2010, for the types of projects that are funded by the appropriation. (b) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EFFORT.— If a State is unable to maintain the level of effort certified pursuant to subsection (a), the State will be prohibited by the Secretary of Transportation from receiving additional limitation pursuant to the redistribution of the limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that occurs after August 1 for fiscal year 2011. (c) PERIODIC REPORTS.— Submis si on.T im ep e r io d . D e a d l ine. C er t i f i c ation. F raud. A udits. I n v esti g ations. Deadline.
