119 STAT. 1784
PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
(h) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a) of this Act, $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 502(e) of such title. (i) LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(f) of such title (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(f) LONG-TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall continue to carry out, through September 30, 2009, tests, monitoring, and data analysis under the long-term pavement performance program. ‘‘(2) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND CONTRACTS.— Under the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts to— ‘‘(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate highway test sections in existence as of the date of the grant, agreement, or contract; ‘‘(B) analyze the data obtained under subparagraph (A); and ‘‘(C) prepare products to fulfill program objectives and meet future pavement technology needs.’’. (2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $10,120,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 502(f) of such title. (j) SEISMIC RESEARCH.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(g) of such title (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(g) SEISMIC RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall— ‘‘(1) in consultation and cooperation with Federal agencies participating in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program established by section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704), coordinate the conduct of seismic research; ‘‘(2) take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the coordination of the research is consistent with— ‘‘(A) planning and coordination activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under section 5(b)(1) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(1)); and ‘‘(B) the plan developed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under section 8(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7705b(b)); and ‘‘(3) in cooperation with the Center for Civil Engineering Research at the University of Nevada, Reno, and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research at the University of Buffalo, carry out a seismic research program— ‘‘(A) to study the vulnerability of the Federal-aid system and other surface transportation systems to seismic activity; ‘‘(B) to develop and implement cost-effective methods to reduce the vulnerability; and ‘‘(C) to conduct seismic research and upgrade earthquake simulation facilities as necessary to carry out the program.’’. (2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
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