S.Amdt. 5681

SA 5681. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment to be proposed by him to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2095, to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In the House amendment, strike title VI and insert the following:

TITLE VI--AUTHORIZATION FOR CAPITAL AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

SEC. __. AUTHORIZATION FOR CAPITAL AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS FOR WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

(a) Authorization.--

(1) In general.--The States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia may expend Federal transportation grants, including any funds earmarked for Congressionally directed spending, for the purpose of financing in part the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the Board of Directors of the Transit Authority.

(2) Definitions.--In this section--

(A) the term ‘Transit Authority' means the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority established under Article III of the Compact; and

(B) the term ‘Compact' means the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact (80 Stat. 1324; Public Law 89-774).

(b) Use of Funds.--The Federal grants made pursuant to the authorization under this section shall be subject to the following limitations and conditions:

(1) The work for which such Federal grants are authorized shall be subject to the provisions of the Compact (consistent with the amendments to the Compact).

(2) Federal funding shall be no more than 50 percent of the net project cost of the project involved, and shall be provided in cash from sources other than Federal funds or revenues from the operation of public mass transportation systems.