105 STAT. 2186 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 Minorities. Women. contractual obligation of the United States for payment of the Federal share of the cost of the project.". Grants. SEC. 6023. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS. (a) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Section ll(b)(2) of the Federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1607c(b)(2)) is amended by inserting "transportation safety and" after "training concerning". (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CENTERS; PROGRAM COORDINATION. — Section 11(b) of such Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1607c(b)) is amended by striking paragraphs (7) and (8), by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraphs: "(7) NATIONAL CENTER. —To accelerate the involvement and participation of minority individuals and women in transportation-related professions, particularly in the science, technology, and engineering disciplines, the Secretary shall make grants under this section to Morgan State University to establish a national center for transportation management, research, and development. Such center shall give special attention to the design, development, and implementation of research, training, and technology transfer activities to increase the number of highly skilled minority individuals and women entering the transportation workforce. New Jersey. "(8) CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIV- ITY.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants under this section to the New Jersey Institute of Technology to establish and operate a center for transportation and industrial productivity. Such center shall conduct research and development activities which focus on methods to increase surface transportation capacity, reduce congestion, and reduce costs for transportation system users and providers through the use of transportation man^ement systems. "(B) JAMES AND MARLENE HOWARD TRANSPORTATION -INFORMATION CENTER.— "(i) GRANT. — The Secretary shall make a grant to Monmouth College, West Long Branch, New Jersey, for modification and reconstruction of Building Number 500 at Monmouth College. "(ii) ASSURANCES. —Before making a grant under clause (i), the Secretary shall receive assurances from Monmouth College that— "(I) the building referred to in clause (i) will be known and designated as the 'James and Marlene Howard Transportation Information Center'; and "(II) transportation-related instruction and research in the fields of computer science, electronic engineering, mathematics, and software engineering conducted at the building referred to in clause (i) will be coordinated with the (Denter for Transportation and Industrial Productivity at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, "(iii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $2,242,000
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