123STA T . 3 069PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C. 16 , 2009 thePip e l i n e Saf et yFu n d,o f w hi c h $47 , 3 3 2 , 0 00 s hall r e m ain a v ail - a b le until September 30, 20 1 2
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d, T hat not less than $1,04 8 ,000 of the funds provided under this headin g shall be for the one-call State grant program .EM E RG E NCYP REP A RE D NE S S GRAN T S ( EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FU ND ) For necessary e x penses to carry out 4 9U .S. C . 5 128 ( b ) , $188,000, to be derived from the E mergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That not more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2010 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 511 6 ( I ) and 5128(b) – (c): Provided fu r th er, That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(I), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee. R ESEARC H AND INN OV AT I VE TECHNO L OGY A DMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT For necessary expenses of the Research and Innovative Tech- nology Administration, $13,007,000, of which $6,036,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training. O FFICE OF INSPECTOR G ENERAL SALARIES AND E X PENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $75,114,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties speci- fied 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 sub j ect to regulation by the D epartment: Provided further, That the funds made available under this heading shall be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of com- petition by domestic and foreign air carriers and tic k et agents
and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION B OARD SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authori z ed by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $29,066,000: Pro - vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the
