105 STAT. 2096 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 with requirements of this Act with respect to the project. "(B) EXPLANATION OF DELAY. —Not more than 10 days after imposing any delay under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall provide the applicant with a written statement that (i) explains the reasons for such delay, and (ii) describes all steps which the applicant must take to end the period of delay. "(C) REPORTS.— The Secretary shall report, not less frequently than once every 6 months, to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate in any case in which the Secretary— "(i) fails to meet a deadline established by paragraph (6); or " (ii) delays the application of a deadline under subparagraph (A)(ii). Such report shall explain the reasons for the delay and include a plan for achieving timely completion of the Secretary's review of the project. " (8) TREATMENT OF PROGRAMS OF INTERRELATED PROJECTS. — "(A) FULL FUNDING GRANT AGREEMENT. — In accordance with the timetables established by paragraph (6) or as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary shall enter into 1 or more full funding grant agreements for each program of interrelated projects described in subparagraph (C). Such full funding grant agreements shall include commitments to advance each of the applicant's program elements (in the program of interrelated projects) through the appropriate stages of project review in accordance with the timetables established by paragraph (6) or as otherwise provided for a project by law, and to provide Federal funding for each such program element. Such full funding grant agreements may also be amended, if appropriate, to include design and construction of particular program elements. Inclusion of a nonfederally funded program element in a program of interrelated projects shall not be construed as imposing Federal requirements which would not otherwise apply to such program element. "(B) CONSIDERATIONS. —When reviewing any project in a program of interrelated projects, the Secretary shall consider the local financial commitment, transportation effectiveness, and other assessment factors of all program elements to the extent that such consideration expedites project implementation. "(C) PROGRAMS OF INTERRELATED PROJECTS. —For the purposes of this paragraph, programs of interrelated projects shall include the following: "(i) The New Jersey Urban Core Project as defined by the Federal Transit Act Amendments of 1991. "(ii) The San Francisco Bay Area Rail Extension Program, which consists of not less tl^an the following elements: an extension of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District to the San Francisco International Airport (Phase la to Colma and Phase lb to San Francisco Airport), the Santa Clara County Transit
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