PUBLIC LAW 101-213—DEC. 11, 1989 103 STAT. 1843 Public Law 101- 101st Congress • 213 An Act To amend the Department of Transportation Act to reauthorize local rail service assistance. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Act". 'Local Rail Service Reauthorizing SEC. 2. LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 5(q) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1654(q)) is amended— (1) by striking "and not to exceed $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988" and inserting in lieu thereof "not to exceed $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, not to exceed $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Septem- ber 30, 1989, and not to exceed $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990"; and (2) by striking "after September 30, 1988" and inserting in lieu thereof "after September 30, 1990". (b) FISCAL YEAR 1990 FUNDS. —(1) With respect to funds appro- priated for carrying out section 5(i) of the Department of Transpor- tation Act for fiscal year 1990, each State must apply for such funds within 60 days after the date of enactment of legislation authorizing appropriations for that fiscal year. Upon receipt of an application under such subsection, the Secretary shall consider the application and notify the State submitting such an application as to its ap- proval or disapproval within 60 days. Funds provided under this subsection shall rem.ain available to a State for obligation for the first 3 months after the end of the fiscal year for which such funds have been made available. Any funds which have not been timely applied for under this subsection, or which have remained unobli- gated after the expiration of the period described in the previous sentence, shall be made available to the Secretary for rail freight assistance projects meeting the requirements of this section. (2) With respect to funds appropriated for carrying out section 5(h) of the Department of Transportation Act for fiscal year 1990, the Secretary shall establish such procedures as are necessary to ensure that funds available to the Secretary for use for rail service assist- ance projects are distributed by April 1, 1990. If any funds are not distributed by that date, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the status of such funds and the reasons for the delay in distribution. (3) Section 4021(a)(2) of Public Law 99-509 is repealed. Dec. 11, 1989 [H.R. 422] Local Rail Service Reauthori zing Act. 49 USC app. 1651 note. Reports. 45 USC 1321.
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