Sec. 1923. TRANSPORTATION ASSETS AND NEEDS OF DELTA REGION

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## SEC. 1923 TRANSPORTATION ASSETS AND NEEDS OF DELTA REGION ###

(a)Agreement Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Delta Regional Authority (in this section referred to as the “DRA”) to conduct a comprehensive study of transportation assets and needs for all modes of transportation (including passenger and freight transportation) in the 8 States comprising the Delta region (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee). ###

(b)Consultation Under the agreement, the DRA, in conducting the study, shall consult with the Department, State transportation departments, local planning and development districts, local and regional governments, and metropolitan planning organizations. ###

(c)Report Under the agreement, the DRA, not later than 2 years after the date of entry into the agreement, shall submit to the Secretary and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a final report on the results of the study, together with such recommendations as the DRA considers to be appropriate. ###

(d)Plan Under the agreement, the DRA, upon completion of the report, shall establish a regional strategic plan to implement the recommendations of the report. ###

(e)Funding ####

(1)Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to carry out this section $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 and 2006. ####

(2)Contract authority Funds authorized by this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be transferable.