S.Amdt. 2406

SA 2406. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Bond) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 222, strike line 11 and all that follows through page 223, line 2, and insert the following:

Sec. 169. Section 5309(g)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by striking “The total estimated” and inserting the following:

“(i) In general.--The total estimated”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(ii) Special rule for fiscal year 2010.--For fiscal year 2010--

“(I) the total estimated amount of future obligations of the Government and contingent commitments to incur obligations covered by all outstanding full funding grant agreements entered into on or before September 30, 2009, and all outstanding letters of intent and early systems work agreements under this subsection for major new fixed guideway capital projects may be not more than the greater of the amount authorized under sections 5338(a)(3) and 5338(c) for such projects or an amount equivalent to the last 3 fiscal years of funding allocated under subsections (m)(1)(A) and (m)(2)(A)(ii) for such projects, less an amount the Secretary reasonably estimates is necessary for grants under this section for those of such projects that are not covered by a letter or agreement; and

“(II) the Secretary may enter into full funding grant agreements under this subsection for major new fixed guideway capital projects that contain contingent commitments to incur obligations in such amounts as the Secretary determines are appropriate.”.