PUBLIC LAW 109–115—NOV. 30, 2005
119 STAT. 2417
$4,058,200 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Counsel; not to exceed $1,359,300 shall be available for the Office of Communication and Congressional Affairs; not to exceed $7,985,900 shall be available for the Office of Program Management; not to exceed $8,732,500 shall be available for the Office of Budget and Policy; not to exceed $4,763,900 shall be available for the Office of Demonstration and Innovation; not to exceed $3,153,100 shall be available for the Office of Civil Rights; not to exceed $4,127,300 shall be available for the Office of Planning; not to exceed $20,754,000 shall be available for regional offices; and not to exceed $16,815,800 shall be available for the central account: Provided further, That the Administrator is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for an office of the Federal Transit Administration: Provided further, That no appropriation for an office shall be increased or decreased by more than a total of 5 percent during the fiscal year by all such transfers: Provided further, That any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That any funding transferred from the central account shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading: Provided further, That of the funds in this Act available for the execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, $2,000,000 shall be reimbursed to the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for costs associated with audits and investigations of transit-related issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway systems: Provided further, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2007 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on new starts, including proposed allocations of funds for fiscal year 2007.
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FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS
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TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, $1,500,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, shall not exceed total obligations of $6,979,931,000 in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That of the funds made available to carry out capital projects to modernize fixed guideway systems authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5309(b)(2), $47,766,000 shall be transferred to the Capital Investment Grants account and made available to carry out new fixed guideway capital projects identified in this Act and in accordance with the applicable provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5309: Provided further, That except as provided in section 3044(b)(1) of Public
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