Ill STAT. 1434 PUBLIC LAW 105-66—OCT. 27, 1997 receive such pa3anents directly from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them to the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds: Provided further, That such additional sums as may be necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be reimbursed from pa3anents received from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation. RAILROAD SAFETY For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not otherwise provided for, $57,067,000, of which $5,511,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading are available for the reimbursement of out-of-state travel and per diem costs incurred by employees of State governments directly supporting the Federal railroad safety program, including regulatory development and compliance-related activities. RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $20,758,000, to remain available until expended. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and 49 U.S.C. 24909, $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000, of which $12,000,000 shall be for the Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Project. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: Provided, That no new loan guarantee commitments shall be made during fiscal year 1998. NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-Speed Rail studies, corridor planning, development, demonstration, and implementation, $20,395,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds under this heading may be made available for grants to States for high-speed rail corridor design, feasibility studies, environmental analyses, and track and signal improvements.
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