119 STAT. 1614
PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other agreements under paragraph (1) shall be awarded from amounts allocated under subsection (d)(1). ‘‘(l) INNOVATIVE FINANCING.—A qualified project receiving financial assistance under this section shall be eligible for funding through a State infrastructure bank or other innovative financing mechanism available to finance an eligible project under this chapter. ‘‘(m) REPORTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall annually submit a report on the allocation of amounts made available to assist qualified projects under this section to— ‘‘(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; ‘‘(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and ‘‘(C) the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be included in the report submitted under section 5309(k)(1).’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5320 and inserting the following: ‘‘5320. Alternative transportation in parks and public lands.’’. SEC. 3022. HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAMS.
Section 5322 is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) FELLOWSHIPS.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to States, local governmental authorities, and operators of public transportation systems to provide fellowships to train personnel employed in managerial, technical, and professional positions in the public transportation field. ‘‘(2) TERMS.— ‘‘(A) PERIOD OF TRAINING.—A fellowship under this subsection may not be for more than 1 year of training in an institution that offers a program applicable to the public transportation industry. ‘‘(B) SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS.—A recipient of a grant for a fellowship under this subsection shall select an individual on the basis of demonstrated ability and for the contribution the individual reasonably can be expected to make to an efficient public transportation operation. ‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—A grant for a fellowship under this subsection may not be more than the lesser of $65,000 or 75 percent of the sum of— ‘‘(i) tuition and other charges to the fellowship recipient; ‘‘(ii) additional costs incurred by the training institution and billed to the grant recipient; and
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