123STA T . 3 0 3 6PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C. 16 , 200 9Of f icer:Provide d ,That the S ecretar yo f Tra nsp ortation is a u thori z e d to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fu r th er, That no appropriation for any office sha l l b e increased or decreased by m ore than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further, That notice of any chan g e in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for appro v al to the H ouse and Senate C ommit - tees on A ppropriations: Provided further, That not to e x ceed $60 ,000 shall be for allocation w ithin the D epartment for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Pro - vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in P ublic L aw 1 0 7– 71, there may be credited to this appropriation up to $ 2 ,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs .NATIO NA L IN FR A S TR UC TUR E IN V EST M ENTS F or capital investments in surface transportation infrastruc- ture, $600,000,000, to remain available through September 3 0, 2012: Provided , That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collabora- tion among such entities on a competitive basis for pro j ects that will have a significant impact on the N ation, a metropolitan area, or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, U nited States Code
public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49 , United States Code; passenger and freight rail transpor- tation projects; and port infrastructure investments: Provided fur- ther, That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall ta k e such measures so as to ensure an e q uitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided further, That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 8 0 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package: Provided further, That not less than $140,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Provided further, That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, the Secretary may use an amount not to exceed $150,000,000 for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, That of the Grants. Grants. No t if i c ation. T ransf e r a u t h orit y .
