84 STAT. ]
PUBLIC LAW 91-453-OCT. 15, 1970
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SEC. 3 (a) Section 4(a) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of ^^7/J^^^ 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1603(a)), is amended— ^'^7^8^*1.304; (1) by striking out "section 3" in the first sentence and in- 82 Stat. 535. serting m lieu thereof "subsection (a) of section 3 "; and (2) by striking out the next to the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Such remainder may be provided in whole or in part from other than public sources and any public or private transit system funds so provided shall be solely from undistributed cash surpluses, replacement or depreciation funds or reserves available in cash, or new capital." (b) Section 4 of such Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1603), is amended Appropriation. by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(c) To finance grants and loans under sections 3,7 (b), and 9 of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to incur obligations on behalf of the ^^£*^^ 305^^' United States in the form of grant agreements or otherwise in amounts so stat! 71s! aggregating not to exceed $3,100,000,000, less amounts appropriated 49 USC 1602, pursuant to section 12(d) of this Act and the amount appropriated to ^^pl'J^p^^l'^e, the Urban Mass Transportation Fund by Public Law 91-168. This 83 st'at.'46o.* amount (which shall be in addition to any amounts available to finance such activities under subsection (b) of this section) shall become avail- ^^ ^^^^' ^^2* able for obligation upon the date of enactment of this subsection and shall remain available until obligated. There are authorized to be appropriated for liquidation of the obligations incurred under this subsection not to exceed $80,000,000 prior to July 1, 1971, which amount may be increased to not to exceed an aggregate of $310,000,000 prior to July 1, 1972, not to exceed an aggregate of $710,000,000 prior to July 1, 1973, not to exceed an aggregate of $1,260,000,000 prior to July 1, 1974, not to exceed an aggregate of $1,860,000,000 prior to July 1, 1975, and not to exceed an aggregate of $3,100,000,000 thereafter. The total amounts appropriated under this subsection and section 12(d) of this Act shall not exceed the limitations in the foregoing schedule. Sums so appropriated shall remain available until expended. " (d) The Secretary shall report annually to the Congress with Report to respect to outstanding grants or other contractual agreements executed °"^^^^' pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. To assure program conti- Authorization nuity and orderly planning and project development, the Secretary, ""^'^"^^ ^* after consultation with State and local public agencies, shall submit to the Congress (1) authorization requests for fiscal years 1976 and 1977 not later than February 1, 1972, (2) authorization requests for fiscal years 1978 and 1979 not later than February 1, 1974, (3) authorization requests for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 not later than February 1, 1976, and (4) an authorization request for fiscal year 1982 not later than February 1, 1978. Such authorization requests shall be designed to meet the Federal commitment specified in the first section of the Urban Mass
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