PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 843 consumers published by the Secretary of Labor during the most recent calendar year. However, the increase may not be more than the percentage increase of amounts made available under section 5338(f) of this title in the current fiscal year and amounts made available under section 5338(f) in the prior fiscal year. (e) DATE OF APPORTIONMENT. — The Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) apportion amounts appropriated under section 5338(f) of this title to carry out section 5307 of this title not later than the 10th day sifter the date the amounts are appropriated or October 1 of the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated, whichever is later; and (2) publish apportionments of the amounts, including amounts attributable to each urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 and amounts attributable to each State of a multistate urbanized area, on the apportionment date. (f) AMOUNTS NOT APPORTIONED TO DESIGNATED RECIPIENTS.— The chief executive officer of a State may expend in an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 an amount apportioned under this section that is not apportioned to a designated recipient as defined in section 5307(a) of this title. (g) TRANSFERS OF APPORTIONMENTS. — (1) The chief executive officer of a State may transfer any part of the State's apportionment under subsection (a)(1) of this section to supplement amounts apportioned to the State under section 5311(c) of this title or amounts apportioned to urbanized areas under this subsection. The chief executive officer may make a transfer only after consulting with responsible local officials and publicly owned operators of mass transportation in each area for which the amount originally was apportioned under this section. (2) The chief executive officer of a State may transfer any part of the State's apportionment under section 5311(c) of this title to supplement amounts apportioned to the State under subsection (a)(1) of this section. (3) The chief executive officer of a State may use throughout the State amounts of a State's apportionment remaining available for obligation at the beginning of the 90-day period before the period of the availability of the amounts expires. (4) A designated recipient for an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 may transfer a part of its apportionment under this section to the chief executive officer of a State. The chief executive officer shall distribute the transferred amounts to urbanized areas under this section. (5) Capital and operating assistance limitations applicable to the original apportionment apply to amounts transferred under this subsection. (h) CHANGES OF APPORTIONMENTS.—I f sufficient amounts are available, the Secretary of Transportation shall change apportionments under this section between the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and the general fund to ensure that each recipient receives from the general fund at least as much operating assistance made available each fiscal year under this section as the recipient is eligible to receive. (i) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY TO RECiPiENTS.An amount apportioned under this section may be obligated by the recipient for 3 years after the fiscal year in which the amount is apportioned. Not later than 30 days after the end of the 3-year period, an
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