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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 22 (EAH) — 114 HR 22 EAH: Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 · Sec. 3005

Sec. 3005. Fixed guideway capital investment grants

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Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(6)— in subparagraph
(A)by inserting , small start projects, after new fixed guideway capital projects ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: 2 or more projects that are any combination of new fixed guideway capital projects, small start projects, and core capacity improvement projects. ; in subsection (h)(6)— by striking In carrying out and inserting the following: In carrying out ; and by adding at the end the following: At the request of the project sponsor, the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the project in accordance with paragraphs
(4)and
(5)and subparagraph
(A)of this paragraph upon completion of the analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ). ; in subsection (i)— in paragraph
(1)by striking subsection
(d)or
(e)and inserting subsection (d), (e), or
(h); in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)by inserting new fixed guideway capital project or core capacity improvement after federally funded ; by striking subparagraph
(D)and inserting the following: the program of interrelated projects, when evaluated as a whole— meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), subsection (e)(2), or paragraphs
(3)and
(4)of subsection (h), as applicable, if the program is comprised entirely of— new fixed guideway capital projects; core capacity improvement projects; or small start projects; or meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2) if the program is comprised of any combination of new fixed guideway projects, small start projects, and core capacity improvement projects. ; by striking paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the following: A project receiving a grant under this section that is part of a program of interrelated projects may not advance— in the case of a small start project, from the project development phase to the construction phase unless the Secretary determines that the program of interrelated projects meets the applicable requirements of this section and there is a reasonable likelihood that the program will continue to meet such requirements; or in the case of a new fixed guideway capital project or a core capacity improvement project, from the project development phase to the engineering phase, or from the engineering phase to the construction phase, unless the Secretary determines that the program of interrelated projects meets the applicable requirements of this section and there is a reasonable likelihood that the program will continue to meet such requirements. ; in subsection (l)— by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: Based on engineering studies, studies of economic feasibility, and information on the expected use of equipment or facilities, the Secretary shall estimate the net capital project cost. A grant for a new fixed guideway project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost. A full funding grant agreement for a new fixed guideway project shall not include a share of more than 50 percent from the funds made available under this section. Funds made available under section 133 of title 23, United States Code, may not be used for a grant agreement under subsection (d). A grant for a core capacity project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project cost of the incremental cost to increase the capacity in the corridor. A grant for a small start project shall not exceed 80 percent of the net capital project costs. ; and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: The remainder of the net project costs shall be provided— in cash from non-Government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services; from revenues from the sale of advertising and concessions; from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital; or from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to a department or agency of the Government (other than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to be expended for transportation. ; by striking subsection
(n)and redesignating subsection
(o)as subsection (n); and by adding at the end the following: For the purposes of calculating the cost effectiveness of a project described in subsection
(d)or (e), the Secretary shall not reduce or eliminate the capital costs of art and landscaping elements from the annualized capital cost calculation. .
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