123STA T .947PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 09 SEC.18 1. Ap p ro pr iat io nsc ontain ed int h is Act f or the D epart -m ent of T ransportation sha l l b ea v ailable for services as a u thori z ed b y5U .S. C . 3 1 09, but at rates for individuals not to e x ceed the per diem rate e q uivalent to the rate for an E xecutive L evel IV . SEC. 18 2 . N one of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and P residential appointees in the Department of Transportation
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d, That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assi g ned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. SEC. 183. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement section 4 04 of title 23, United States Code. SEC. 184. ( a ) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2 7 25(3)) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connec- tion w ith a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not with- hold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. SEC. 185. F unds received by the Federal H ighway Administra- tion, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal R ailroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administra- tion ’ s ‘ ‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administration’s ‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and O perations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici- pating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. SEC. 18 6 . Funds provided or limited in this Act under the appropriate accounts within the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Administration shall be for the eligible programs, pro j ects and activities in the corresponding amounts identified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act for ‘‘Ferry B oats and Ferry Ter- minal Facilities’’, ‘‘Federal Lands’’, ‘‘Interstate M aintenance Discre- tionary’’, ‘‘Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program’’, ‘‘Delta Region Transportation Development Program’’, ‘‘Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program’’, ‘‘Rail-highway crossing hazard eliminations’’, ‘‘Alternatives analysis’’, and ‘‘Bus and bus facilities’’. SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stoc k heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Depart- ment of an amount determined by the Secretary. SEC. 188. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any discre- tionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agree- ment totaling $ 500,000 or more is announced by the department or its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant pro- gram of the Federal Highway Administration including the emer- gency relief program
(2) the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) any grant from the Federal Grants.No t if i c ation. De a dl ine. Ap pointees.
