S.Amdt. 645

SA 645. Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Specter) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 605 proposed by Mr.
Inhofe to the bill H.R. 3, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways,
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 800, strike line 21 and all that follows through
page 804, line 19, and insert the following:
``(2) Special rule for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--
``(A) Increased flexibility.--The Secretary may award
grants under this section, from funds made available to carry
out this section for each of the fiscal years 2005 through
2009, to finance the operating cost of equipment and
facilities for use in mass transportation in an urbanized
area with a population of at least 200,000, as determined by
the 2000 decennial census of population if--
``(i) the urbanized area had a population of less than
200,000, as determined by the 1990 decennial census of
population;
``(ii) a portion of the urbanized area was a separate
urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000, as
determined by the 1990 decennial census of population;
``(iii) the area was not designated as an urbanized area,
as determined by the 1990 decennial census of population; or
``(iv) a portion of the area was not designated as an
urbanized area, as determined by the 1990 decennial census,
and received assistance under section 5311 in fiscal year
2002.
``(B) Maximum amounts in fiscal years 2005 through 2007.--
In each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2007--
``(i) amounts made available to any urbanized area under
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be not more than
50 percent of the amount apportioned in fiscal year 2002 to
the urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000, as
determined in the 1990 decennial census of population;
``(ii) amounts made available to any urbanized area under
subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be not more than 50 percent of
the amount apportioned to the urbanized area under this
section for fiscal year 2003; and
``(iii) each portion of any area not designated as an
urbanized area, as determined by the 1990 decennial census,
and eligible to receive funds under subparagraph (A)(iv),
shall receive an amount of funds to carry out this section
that is not less 50 percent of the amount the portion of the
area received under section 5311 for fiscal year 2002.
``(C) Maximum amounts in fiscal years 2008 and 2009.--In
each of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009--
``(i) amounts made available to any urbanized area under
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be not more than
25 percent of the amount apportioned in fiscal year 2002 to
the urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000, as
determined in the 1990 decennial census of population;
``(ii) amounts made available to any urbanized area under
subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be not more than 25 percent of
the amount apportioned to the urbanized area under this
section for fiscal year 2003; and
``(iii) each portion of any area not designated as an
urbanized area, as determined by the 1990 decennial census,
and eligible to receive funds under subparagraph (A)(iv),
shall receive an amount of funds to carry out this section
that is not less than 25 percent of the amount the portion of
the area received under section 5311 in fiscal year 2002.'';
and
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