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PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 105 STAT. 1936 education program to help prevent and reduce motor vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities and to improve driver performance at railway-highway crossings. "(2) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD EUMINATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.— (A) Before making an apportionment of funds under subsection (b)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside $5,000,000 of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the surface transportation program for such fiscal year for elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings in not to exceed 5 railway corridors selected by the Secretary in accordance with the criteria set forth in this paragraph. "(B) A corridor selected by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) must include rail lines where railroad speeds of 90 miles per hour are occurring or can reasonably be expected to occur in the future. "(3) In making the determination required by paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall consider projected rail ridership volumes in such corridors, the percentage of the corridor over which a train will be capable of operating at its maximum cruise speed taking into account such factors as topography and other traffic on the line, projected benefits to nonriders such as congestion relief on other modes of transportation serving the corridors (including congestion in heavily traveled air passenger corridors), the amount of State and local financial support that can reasonably be anticipated for the improvement of the line and related facilities, and the cooperation of the owner of the right-of-way that can reasonably be expected in the operation of high speed rail passenger service in such corridors.". SEC. lOlL SUBSTITUTE PROGRAM. (a) HIGHWAY PROJECTS.— (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —Section 103(e)(4)(G) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking "and" the next to the last place it appears; (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", $240,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "Such sums may be obligated for transit substitute projects under this paragraph.. (2) DISTRIBUTION.— Section 103(e)(4)(H) of such title is amended— (A) by adding at the end of clause (i) the following new sentence: "For each of fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995, all funds made available by subparagraph (G) shall be apportioned in accordance with cost estimates adjusted by the Secretary."; (B) in clause (iii), by striking "1988, 1989, 1990, AND 1991 APPORTIONMENTS" and inserting "1988-1995 APPORTION- MENTS"; and (C) by striking "and 1991." and inserting "1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995. ". (b) TRANSIT PROJECTS. —Section 103(e)(4)(J) of such title is amended— (1) in clause (i) by inserting after "1983," the following: "and ending before October 1, 1991;