PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005
119 STAT. 1589
(d) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF BUS CATEGORY FUNDS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECTS.—Funds provided to grantees under the bus and bus facility category for fixed guideway ferry and gondola projects in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts for any of fiscal years 1998 through 2005, or accompanying committee reports, that remain available and unobligated may be used for new fixed guideway capital projects under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code. Funds made available to the same grantees for similar projects under the bus and bus facility category of section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, in fiscal years 2006 through 2009 may be used for fixed guideway projects under that section. (e) MIAMI METRORAIL.—The Secretary shall credit funds provided by the Florida department of transportation for the extension of the Miami Metrorail System from Earlington Heights to the Miami Intermodal Center to satisfy the matching requirements of section 5309(h)(4) of title 49, United Stated Code, for the Miami North Corridor and Miami East-West Corridor projects. (f) ADJUSTMENTS.—The adjustments made in the Federal Transit Administrator’s Dear Colleague letter of April 29, 2005, to require a ‘‘medium’’ for the cost-effectiveness rating, in order for fixed guideway projects to be recommended for funding by the Federal Transit Administration, shall not apply to the following: (1) San Francisco Muni—Third Street LRT Phase I/II. (2) Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority—Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor. (3) Washington County, Oregon—Wilsonville to Beaverton Commuter Rail. (4) Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project—Extension to Wiehle Avenue. SEC. 3012. FORMULA GRANTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5310 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 5310. Formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to States and local governmental authorities under this section for public transportation capital projects planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities. ‘‘(2) SUBRECIPIENTS.—A State that receives a grant under this section may allocate the amounts provided under the grant to— ‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization, if the public transportation service provided under paragraph (1) is unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate; or ‘‘(B) a governmental authority that— ‘‘(i) is approved by the State to coordinate services for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities; or ‘‘(ii) certifies that there are not any nonprofit organizations readily available in the area to provide the services described under paragraph (1).
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