S.Amdt. 185

SA 185. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Menendez, and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr.
Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 239, line 24, strike ``$8,400,000,000'' and insert
``$10,400,000,000''.
On page 240, line 15, after ``promptly:'' insert ``Provided
further, That the Secretary of Transportation shall make such
funds available to pay for operating expenses to the extent
that a transit authority demonstrates to his or her
satisfaction that such funds are necessary to continue
current services or expand such services to meet increased
ridership:''.
On page 242, after line 10, insert the following:

capital investment grants

For an additional amount for ``Capital Investment Grants'',
as authorized under section 5338(c)(4) of title 49, United
States Code, and allocated under section 5309(m)(2)(A) of
such title, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
discretionary grants as authorized by section 5309 (d) and
(e) of such title, $2,500,000,000: Provided, That such amount
shall be allocated without regard to the limitation under
section 5309(m)(2)(A)(i): Provided further, That in selecting
projects to be funded, priority shall be given to projects
that are able to obligate 50 percent of the appropriated
funds within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That the provisions of section 1101(b) of Public Law
109-59 shall apply to funds made available under this
heading: Provided further, That applicable chapter 53
requirements shall apply, except that notwithstanding any
other provision of law, up to 1 percent of the funds under
this heading shall remain available for administrative
expenses and program management oversight and shall remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2012: Provided
further, That the preceding proviso shall apply in lieu of
the provisions in section 1106 of this Act.

fixed guideway infrastructure investment

For an additional amount for capital expenditures
authorized under section 5309(b)(2) of title 49, United
States Code, $2,000,000,000 to remain available through
September 30, 2010: Provided, That the Secretary of
Transportation shall apportion the funding provided under
this heading using the formula set forth in subsection 5337
of such Act: Provided further, That the Federal share of the
costs for which a grant is made under this heading shall be
at the option of the recipient, and may be up to 100 percent:
Provided further, That the funds appropriated under this
heading shall not be commingled with funds available under
the Formula and Bus Grants account.
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