Sec. 3043. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS
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## SEC. 3043 PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS ###
(a)Existing Full Funding Grant Agreements The following projects are authorized for final design and construction for existing full funding grant agreements in not less than the amount specified for each fiscal year: ####
(1)Atlanta—North Springs Extension $263,287 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(2)Baltimore—Central LRT Double Tracking $28,777,920 for fiscal year 2005 and $12,655,664 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(3)Charlotte—South Corridor LRT $29,760,000 for fiscal year 2005, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $69,405,565 for fiscal year 2007. ####
(4)Chicago—Chicago Transit Authority Douglas Branch Reconstruction $84,320,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $45,825,190 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(5)Chicago—Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood Expansion Project $39,680,000 for fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $65,152,615 for fiscal year 2009. ####
(6)Cleveland—Euclid Corridor Transportation Project $24,800,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $24,774,513 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(7)Denver Southeast Corridor LRT $79,360,000 for fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $77,192,758 for fiscal year 2008. ####
(8)Fort Lauderdale—Tri-Rail Commuter Rail Upgrade $11,210,695 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(9)Los Angeles—Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension $59,520,000 for fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. ####
(10)Los Angeles—North Hollywood MOS–3 $663,339 in fiscal year 2005. ####
(11)Metra North Central Corridor Commuter Rail $24,084,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $16,529,452 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(12)Metra South West Corridor Commuter Rail $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $11,781,395 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(13)Metra Union Pacific West Line Extension $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $14,285,749 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(14)Minneapolis—Hiawatha Corridor LRT $33,111,257 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(15)New Jersey Urban Core—Hudson-Bergen LRT $313,896. ####
(16)New Jersey Urban Core—Hudson-Bergen LRT MOS–2 $99,200,000 for fiscal year 2005, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $53,202,995 for fiscal year 2008. ####
(17)New Jersey Urban Core—Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link MOS–1 $1,342,076 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(18)New Orleans MOS–1 Canal Street $16,455,206 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(19)Phoenix—Central Phoenix/East Valley LRT $74,400,000 for fiscal year 2005, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. ####
(20)Pittsburgh—North Shore LRT Connector $54,560,000 in fiscal year 2005, $55,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, $55,000,000 in fiscal year 2007, and $14,421,944 in fiscal year 2008. ####
(21)Pittsburgh—Stage II LRT Reconstruction $1,120,854 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(22)Portland—Interstate MAX LRT Extension $23,292,160 fiscal year 2005 and $18,292,550 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(23)St. Louis—Metrolink Extension St. Clair County, IL $53,383 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(24)Salt Lake City—CBD to University LRT $1,127,405 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(25)Salt Lake City—Medical Center $8,682,141 for fiscal year 2005. ####
(26)San Diego—Mission Valley East LRT Extension $80,986,880 for fiscal year 2005 and $8,353,424 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(27)San Diego—Oceanside Escondido Rail Corridor $54,560,000 fiscal year 2005 and $12,651,061 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(28)San Francisco—BART Extension to San Francisco Airport $99,200,000 fiscal year 2005 and $82,655,680 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(29)San Juan—Tren Urbano $44,263,040 fiscal year 2005 and $10,555,900 for fiscal year 2006. ####
(30)Seattle—Central Link Initial Segment LRT $79,360,000 for fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $24,028,149 for fiscal year 2009. ####
(31)Washington DC/MD—Largo Metrorail Extension $75,432,887 for fiscal year 2005. ###
(b)Final Design and Construction The following projects are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal years 2005 through 2012 under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code: ####
(1)Baltimore—MARC Commuter Rail Improvements. ####
(2)Boston—Silver Line BRT Phase III. ####
(3)Central Florida Commuter Rail System. ####
(4)Charlotte—South Corridor LRT. ####
(5)Dallas Area Rapid Transit—Northwest-Southeast LRT Extension. ####
(6)Delaware—Wilmington-Newark Commuter Rail Improvements. ####
(7)Denver—West Corridor LRT. ####
(8)El Paso—Rapid Transit (SMART) Starter Line. ####
(9)Harrisburg—Corridor One Commuter Rail (MOS–1). ####
(10)Houston Advanced Transit Program Light Rail. ####
(11)Kansas City, Missouri—Southtown BRT. ####
(12)Las Vegas—Resort Corridor Downtown Extension Project. ####
(13)Los Angeles—Exposition LRT (Phase 1). ####
(14)Miami-Dade Transit—North Corridor. ####
(15)Minneapolis—North Star Corridor. ####
(16)Nashua—Commuter Rail. ####
(17)Nashville, Tennessee Commuter Rail. ####
(18)New Britain-Hartford Busway Project. ####
(19)New Orleans—Desire Corridor Streetcar. ####
(20)New York—Long Island Railroad East Side Access Project. ####
(21)New York—Second Avenue Subway. ####
(22)Norfolk Light Rail. ####
(23)Northern Virginia—Dulles Corridor Extension to Wiehle Avenue (Phase 1). ####
(24)Orange County, California—Rapid Transit Project. ####
(25)Philadelphia—Schuylkill Valley MetroRail. ####
(26)Pittsburgh—North Shore Connector. ####
(27)Portland, Oregon—South Corridor I–205/Portland Mall/Milwaukie LRT. ####
(28)Providence—South County Commuter Rail. ####
(29)Sacramento—South Corridor LRT Extension (Phase 2), Meadowview to Consumnes River College. ####
(30)Salt Lake City—Weber County to Salt Lake City Commuter Rail. ####
(31)San Diego—Mid-Coast Extension. ####
(32)San Francisco Muni—Third Street LRT-Phase I/II. ####
(33)San Gabriel Valley—Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase I/Phase II, Los Angeles to Montclair. ####
(34)Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority—Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor. ####
(35)Tampa Bay—Regional Rail. ####
(36)Triangle Transit Authority, North Carolina—Regional Rail Project. ####
(37)Washington County, Oregon—Wilsonville to Beaverton Commuter Rail. ####
(38)Wasilla-Girdwood, Alaska—Commuter Rail. ###
(c)Preliminary Engineering The following projects are authorized for preliminary engineering for fiscal years 2005 through 2012 under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code: ####
(1)Alameda, California—Fixed Guideway Corridor Project. ####
(2)Alameda, California—Transit Improvements and Multimodal Center. ####
(3)Albuquerque—High Capacity Corridor. ####
(4)Ann Arbor/Downtown Detroit—Transit Improvement Project. ####
(5)Atlanta—East Line 1–20 Corridor Project. ####
(6)Atlanta—MARTA Memorial Drive Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(7)Atlanta—GRTA I–75 Corridor, Downtown Atlanta—Cherokee County. ####
(8)Atlanta—Interstate 285 Transit Corridor. ####
(9)Atlanta—Georgia 400 North Line Corridor Project. ####
(10)Atlanta—Belt Line C–Loop. ####
(11)Atlanta—I–20 East Line I–20 Corridor Project. ####
(12)Atlanta—West Line I–20 Corridor Project. ####
(13)Austin—San Antonio I–35 Commuter Rail. ####
(14)Austin—Rapid Bus Project. ####
(15)Austin—Urban Commuter Rail. ####
(16)Baltimore Red Line/Green Line Transit Project. ####
(17)Baton Rouge—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(18)Bayonne, New Jersey—Hudson Bergen LRT Extension to NY Harbor. ####
(19)Bernalillo-Santa Fe—New Mexico Commuter Rail. ####
(20)Birmingham, Alabama—Transit Corridor. ####
(21)Boise—Downtown Circulator. ####
(22)Boise, Idaho—Valley Regional Transit Rail Corridor Preservation. ####
(23)Boston—Assembly Square Orange Line Station. ####
(24)Boston—Lechmere Transit Improvement to Somerville and Medford. ####
(25)Boston—North Shore Corridor and Blue Line Extension. ####
(26)Boston—North/South Rail Link. ####
(27)Boston—Urban Ring BRT. ####
(28)Bridgeport, Connecticut—Bridgeport Intermodal Facility. ####
(29)Broward County, Florida—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(30)Camden, New Jersey—North Ferry Terminal. ####
(31)Carrollton, Texas—Regional Intermodal Passenger Rail Facility Project. ####
(32)Cedar Rapids, Iowa—River Rail Project. ####
(33)Central Phoenix—East Valley Corridor LRT Extensions. ####
(34)Charlotte—Charlotte Multimodal Station. ####
(35)Charlotte—North Corridor Project. ####
(36)Charlotte—Northeast Corridor Project. ####
(37)Charlotte—South Corridor LRT Extension to Rock Hill, South Carolina. ####
(38)Charlotte—Southeast Corridor Project. ####
(39)Charlotte—West Corridor Project. ####
(40)Charlotte—Center City Streetcar Project. ####
(41)Chicago—Cermack Road BRT. ####
(42)Chicago CTA—Red Line Extension. ####
(43)Chicago CTA—Chicago Transit Hub (Circle Line-Ogden Streetcar). ####
(44)Chicago CTA—Orange Line Extension (Midway Airport to Ford City). ####
(45)Chicago CTA—Yellow Line Extension (Dempster-Old Orchard). ####
(46)Chicago—Ogden Avenue Corridor. ####
(47)Chicago—Pace Golf Road Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(48)Chula Vista, California—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(49)Clark County, Washington—MAX Extension. ####
(50)Cleveland-Akron-Canton (Northeast Ohio) Commuter Rail. ####
(51)Columbia, South Carolina—Light Rail. ####
(52)Columbus—North Corridor LRT Project. ####
(53)Contra-Costa—BART Extension. ####
(54)Corpus Christi—Downtown Rail Trolley. ####
(55)Dallas Area Rapid Transit—Dallas Central Business District. ####
(56)Dallas Area Rapid Transit—Rowlett LRT Extension. ####
(57)Dallas Area Rapid Transit—Beltline to DFW Airport. ####
(58)Dayton—Aviation Heritage Corridor Streetcar Project. ####
(59)Dayton—Aviation Heritage Corridor Streetcar Project Phase I. ####
(60)Denton County Transportation Authority, Texas—Fixed Guideway Project. ####
(61)Denver—Gold Line Extension to Arvada. ####
(62)Denver—RR Right-of-Way Acquisition. ####
(63)Denver—United States Route 36 Transit Corridor. ####
(64)Denver—North Metro Corridor to Thornton. ####
(65)Denver—East Corridor to DIA Airport. ####
(66)Denver—I–225 Transit Corridor. ####
(67)Denver—Southeast Corridor Extension to Lone-Tree/Ridgegate. ####
(68)Denver—Southwest Corridor Extension to C470/Lucent Boulevard. ####
(69)Detroit—Center City Loop. ####
(70)Detroit—Woodward Corridor. ####
(71)District of Columbia—Light Rail Starter Line. ####
(72)Erie, Pennsylvania—Ferry Acquisition. ####
(73)Fitchburg, Massachusetts—Commuter Rail Extensions and Improvements. ####
(74)Florence-Myrtle Beach, South Carolina—Transit Corridor. ####
(75)Fort Lauderdale—Downtown Rail Link. ####
(76)Fort Lauderdale—Transit Project from NW 215th and 79th Streets. ####
(77)Fort Worth—Cottonbelt Commuter Rail to DFW. ####
(78)Fort Worth—Trinity Railway Express Commuter Rail Extensions. ####
(79)Galveston—Rail Trolley Extension. ####
(80)Glendale, California—Downtown Streetcar. ####
(81)Grand Rapids—Fixed Guideway Corridor Project. ####
(82)Guam—Tumon Bay-Airport Light Rail. ####
(83)Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Corridor One MOS–2 (East Mechanicsburg to Carlisle). ####
(84)Harrison County, Mississippi—Canal Road Intermodal Connector. ####
(85)Henderson-Las Vegas-North Las Vegas—Regional Fixed Guideway Project. ####
(86)Honolulu—Rapid Transit Project. ####
(87)Houston—Commuter Rail Service in Harris & Fort Bend Counties. ####
(88)Houston—Advanced Transportation Technology System. ####
(89)Indianapolis—System of Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit. ####
(90)Jacksonville—East-Southwest BRT. ####
(91)Jacksonville—North-Southeast BRT. ####
(92)Kansas City, Missouri-Lawrence, Kansas—Commuter Rail. ####
(93)Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Metra Commuter Rail Extension (Wisconsin). ####
(94)Kenosha, Wisconsin Streetcar Expansion Project. ####
(95)King County, Washington—I–405 Corridor Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(96)Lake Tahoe—Passenger Ferry Service. ####
(97)Lakeville, Minnesota—Cedar Avenue Corridor Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(98)Lane County, Oregon—Bus Rapid Transit, Phase 2. ####
(99)Las Vegas—Boulder Highway MAX Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(100)Little Rock—River Rail Streetcar Extensions. ####
(101)Little Rock—West Little Rock Commuter Rail. ####
(102)Livermore, California—BART Rail Extension to Livermore. ####
(103)Long Island Railroad—Nassau Hub. ####
(104)Lorain-Cleveland Commuter Rail. ####
(104A)Los Angeles—Exposition LRT (Phase 2). ####
(105)LOSSAN Rail Corridor Improvements. ####
(106)Lovejoy to Griffin, Georgia Commuter Rail. ####
(107)Madison, Wisconsin—Madison Streetcar. ####
(108)Madison, Wisconsin—Light Rail Transportation. ####
(109)Madison and Dane Counties, Wisconsin—Transport 2020 Commuter Rail. ####
(110)Maryland—I–270 Corridor Cities Transitway. ####
(111)Maryland—Route 5 Corridor to Waldorf. ####
(112)Maryland—Silver Spring Capacity Improvements. ####
(113)Massachusetts—Commuter Rail Extensions to Worcester and New Bedford. ####
(114)Memphis—Downtown Airport Corridor. ####
(115)Memphis—Intermodal Terminal. ####
(116)Memphis Regional Rail Plan. ####
(117)Metra BNSF Naperville to Aurora Corridor Extension and Improvements. ####
(118)Metra South Suburban Airport Commuter Rail Extension. ####
(119)Metra SouthEast Service Line Commuter Rail. ####
(120)Metra STAR Line Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail. ####
(121)Metra UP Northwest Line Core Capacity Upgrades. ####
(122)Metra UP West Line Core Capacity Upgrades. ####
(123)Metra-West Line Extension, Elgin to Rockford. ####
(124)Miami-Dade Transit—Douglas Road Extension. ####
(125)Miami-Dade Transit—East-West Corridor. ####
(126)Miami-Dade Transit—Kendall Corridor. ####
(127)Miami-Dade Transit—Northeast Corridor. ####
(128)Miami-Dade Transit—South Dade Corridor. ####
(129)Miami-Dade Transit—Miami Intermodal Center to Earlington Heights. ####
(130)Miami—Downtown Streetcar Project. ####
(131)Middletown-South Fallsburg, New York, Passenger Rail. ####
(132)Milwaukee—Downtown Dedicated Guideway Transit Connector. ####
(133)Minneapolis—Northwest Corridor Busway. ####
(134)Minneapolis-St. Paul—Central Corridor Transit Project. ####
(135)Minneapolis-St. Paul-Hinckley, Minnesota—Rush Line Corridor. ####
(136)Missouri/Kansas—Interstate 35 Transit Corridor. ####
(137)Monterey County, California—Commuter Rail. ####
(138)Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland—Bi-County Transitway (Purple Line). ####
(139)Nashua-Manchester—Commuter Rail Extension. ####
(140)Nashville—Area Transit Corridors. ####
(141)Nashville—Southeast Rail Corridor. ####
(142)Nashville Tennessee Commuter Rail. ####
(143)Nassau and Queens Counties, New York—LIRR Main Line Third Track Project. ####
(144)New Bedford-Fall River, Massachusetts—Commuter Rail Extension. ####
(145)New Haven, Connecticut-Hartford, Connecticut-Springfield, Massachusetts Commuter Line. ####
(146)New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor. ####
(147)New Jersey Transit—Northeast Corridor Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements. ####
(148)New Jersey Transit—Morris/Essex/Boonton Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements. ####
(149)New Jersey Transit—New York Susquehanna and Western RR Commuter Extension. ####
(150)New Jersey Transit—Phillipsburg Extension. ####
(151)New Jersey Transit—West Trenton Line Commuter Line Service Extension. ####
(152)New Jersey-Pennsylvania Lackawanna Cutoff Rail Restoration. ####
(153)New Jersey Urban Core. ####
(154)New Orleans—Airport-CBD Commuter Rail. ####
(155)New Orleans—Riverfront Streetcar Downriver Extension. ####
(156)New Orleans—Riverfront Streetcar Upriver Extension. ####
(157)New York—Governors Island Transportation Access. ####
(158)New York—Long Island Sound (Long Island) Ferry Service. ####
(159)New York—Long Island Sound (Westchester) Ferry Service. ####
(160)New York—NYC Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(161)New York—NYC Highline. ####
(162)New York—Penn Station Access Project. ####
(163)New York—Rockaway-Brooklyn Army Terminal-Manhattan Ferry Service. ####
(164)New York—Staten Island to Manhattan High-Speed Ferry Service Extension. ####
(165)New York—Stewart Airport Rail Access. ####
(166)New York—Tappan Zee I–287 Corridor. ####
(167)New York—West Harlem Waterfront Ferry Improvements. ####
(168)Newburg, New York—LRT System. ####
(169)Northern Indiana—Commuter District Line. ####
(170)Northern Indiana—West Lake Commuter Rail Link (South Shore Commuter Rail). ####
(171)Norfolk—Naval Station Corridor. ####
(172)Norfolk-Petersburg—United States Route 460 Commuter Rail Project. ####
(173)Northern Virginia—Crystal City Potomac Yards Transit. ####
(174)Northern Virginia—Columbia Pike Rapid Transit Project. ####
(175)Northern Virginia—Dulles Corridor Extension, Phase 2. ####
(176)Northern Virginia—Richmond Highway (Route 1) Rapid Transit Project. ####
(177)Oakland—Telegraph Avenue/International Blvd./East 14th Street BRT. ####
(178)Ogden—Intermodal-Weber State University Transit Connection. ####
(179)Orange County, California—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(180)Orlando-Orange County, Florida—Light Rail Project. ####
(181)Ottawa, Illinois—Illinois Valley Commuter Rail Extension. ####
(182)Pawtucket, Rhode Island—Commuter Rail Station. ####
(183)Philadelphia—Elwyn to Wawa Train Service Restoration. ####
(184)Philadelphia—Navy Yard Transit Extension. ####
(185)Philadelphia—52nd Street City Connector Project. ####
(186)Philadelphia—Route 100 Rapid Trolley Extension. ####
(187)Philadelphia—Broad Street Subway Line Extension. ####
(188)Piedmont Authority Regional Transportation—East-West Rail Transit Corridor Project. ####
(189)Pinellas Mobility Initiative Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(190)Pittsburgh—Keystone West Passenger Rail Corridor in Blair, Cambria, West Moreland, and Allegheny Counties. ####
(191)Pittsburgh—East-West Corridor Rapid Transit. ####
(192)Pittsburgh—Martin Luther King, Jr., Busway Extension. ####
(193)Pittsburgh—Oakland Technology Corridor. ####
(194)Portland Streetcar Extensions. ####
(195)Portland-Yarmouth-Brunswick-Lewiston/Auburn Passenger Rail. ####
(196)Providence—South County Commuter Rail Phase II. ####
(197)Provo-Orem Utah—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(198)Quakertown-Stoney Creek, Pennsylvania—Rail Restoration. ####
(199)Raritan Valley, New Jersey—Commuter Rail. ####
(200)Reno, Nevada—Virginia Street Bus Rapid Transit Project. ####
(201)Riverside County, California—Perris Valley Line Metrolink Extension. ####
(202)Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(203)Rock Island, Illinois—Quad Cities Rapid Transit System. ####
(204)Sacramento—Streetcar Project. ####
(205)Sacramento—Regional Rail, Auburn to Oakland. ####
(206)Sacramento—Downtown/Natomas Airport Transit Corridor. ####
(207)Salt Lake City—Airport to University LRT. ####
(208)Salt Lake City—Delta Center to Gateway Intermodal Center LRT Extension. ####
(209)Salt Lake City—Draper to Sandy LRT Extension. ####
(210)Salt Lake-Provo—Commuter Rail Extension. ####
(211)Salt Lake City—TRAX Capacity Improvements. ####
(212)Salt Lake City—West Valley City LRT Extension. ####
(213)Salt Lake City—West Valley City 3500 South BRT. ####
(214)Salt Lake City—West Jordan LRT Extension. ####
(215)Salt Lake City to South Davis Transit Connection. ####
(216)San Antonio—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(217)San Diego Transit—First Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(218)San Diego—San Diego Imperial County Mag-Lev Rail Airport Corridor Project. ####
(219)San Diego—Sprinter Rail Line Extension Project. ####
(220)San Francisco—BART Extension to Livermore. ####
(221)San Francisco—BART Extension to Oakland International Airport. ####
(222)San Francisco—MUNI Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(223)San Francisco—Oyster Point Ferry Terminal. ####
(224)San Francisco—Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension Project. ####
(225)San Joaquin, California—Regional Rail Commission Central Valley Rail Service. ####
(226)San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Commuter Rail (Altamont Commuter Express). ####
(227)San Juan Tren Urbano—Extension from Rio Piedras to Carolina. ####
(228)San Juan—Tren Urbano Minillas Extension. ####
(229)Santa Fe—El Dorado Rail Link. ####
(230)Seattle—Monorail Project Post—Green Line Extensions. ####
(231)Seattle—Link LRT Extensions. ####
(232)Seattle—Sound Transit Commuter Rail. ####
(233)Seattle—Sound Transit Regional Express Bus. ####
(234)Sevierville to Pigeon Ford, Tennessee—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(235)Sonoma/Marin (SMART) Commuter Rail, California. ####
(236)Southern California High Speed Regional Transit. ####
(237)Southern New Jersey to Philadelphia Transit Project. ####
(238)St. Louis Metro Link—Scott AFB to Mid America Airport. ####
(239)St. Louis—East/West Gateway. ####
(240)St. Louis—Metro Link Northside Daniel Boone Project. ####
(241)St. Louis—Metro South Corridor. ####
(242)St. Louis—University Downtown Trolley. ####
(243)St. Paul—Red Rock Corridor Commuter Rail Project. ####
(244)Stamford, Connecticut—Boston Post Road Intermodal Center and Capacity Expansion Project. ####
(245)Stamford, Connecticut—Urban Transitway Phase II. ####
(246)Tampa—Bus Rapid Transit Improvements. ####
(247)Tampa—Streetcar Extension to Downtown Tampa. ####
(248)Toledo, Ohio—CBD to Zoo. ####
(249)Toledo, Ohio—University Corridor. ####
(250)Trenton Trolley. ####
(251)Tri-Rail Dolphin Extension. ####
(252)Tri-Rail Florida East Coast Commuter Rail Extension. ####
(253)Tri-Rail Jupiter Extension. ####
(254)Tri-Rail Scripps Corridor Extension Project. ####
(255)Tucson—Old Pueblo Trolley Expansion. ####
(256)Vancouver—Interstate MAX Extension to Clark County, Washington. ####
(257)Virginia Beach—Bus Rapid Transit. ####
(258)Virginia Railway Express Capacity Improvements. ####
(259)Washington, D.C.—Woodrow Wilson Bridge Transit Projects. ####
(260)Washington State Ferries and Ferry Facilities. ####
(261)Washington State—Issaquah Valley Trolley Project. ####
(262)Williamsburg-Newport News—Peninsula Rail Transit. ####
(263)Wilmington, Delaware—Commuter Rail to Middletown. ####
(264)Winston-Salem—Downtown Streetcar System. ###
(d)Project Authorizations Subject to the requirements of sections 5309(d) and 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, the following projects are authorized for the following amounts: ####
(1)Ann Arbor/Downtown Detroit Transit Improvement Project, $100,000,000. ####
(2)Baltimore Red Line/Green Line Transit Project, $102,300,000. ####
(3)Bernalillo—Santa Fe—New Mexico Commuter Rail, $75,000,000. ####
(4)Birmingham-Jefferson Transit Authority—I–65 South BRT, $100,000,000. ####
(5)Boston—Assembly Square Orange Line Station, $25,000,000. ####
(6)Boston-Silver Line Phase III, $20,000,000. ####
(7)Bridgeport, Connecticut—Bridgeport Intermodal Transit Center, $28,000,000. ####
(8)Dallas Area Rapid Transit—NW/SW Light Rail Transit Minimal Operable Segment, $260,000,000. ####
(9)Delaware—Wilmington-Newark Commuter Rail Improvements, $14,000,000. ####
(10)Denver Regional Transit District—West Corridor, $270,000,000. ####
(11)Grand Rapids—Fixed Guideway Corridor Project, $14,400,000. ####
(12)Harrison County, Mississippi HOV/BRT Canal Road Intermodal Connector, $70,000,000. ####
(13)Henderson-Las Vegas-North Las Vegas—Regional Fixed Guideway Project, $32,000,000. ####
(14)Houston—Advanced Transportation Technology System in Harris County, $245,000,000. ####
(15)Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Metra Commuter Rail Extension (Wisconsin), $80,000,000. ####
(16)Lake Tahoe—Passenger Ferry Service, $8,000,000. ####
(17)Lane County, Oregon—Bus Rapid Transit, Phase 2, $31,000,000. ####
(18)Las Vegas—Boulder Highway MAX Bus Rapid Transit, $12,000,000. ####
(19)Las Vegas—Resort Corridor Downtown Extension Project, $16,000,000. ####
(20)Long Island Railroad—Nassau Hub, $10,000,000. ####
(21)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA): Mid-City/Exposition Light Rail Transit Project, $11,000,000. ####
(22)Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority: Gold Line Foothill Light Rail Transit Project, $6,000,000. ####
(23)Miami—Downtown Streetcar Project, $50,000,000. ####
(24)Minneapolis—North Star Corridor, $80,000,000. ####
(25)Mississippi—I–69 HOV/BRT, $70,000,000. ####
(26)Nashville—Commuter Rail, $6,200,000. ####
(27)New Bedford-Fall River, Massachusetts—Commuter Rail Extension, $10,000,000. ####
(28)New Britain-Hartford Busway Project, $55,000,000. ####
(29)New Jersey Transit/Northeast Corridor Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Improvements, $80,000,000. ####
(30)New Orleans—Airport-CBD Commuter Rail, $5,000,000. ####
(31)New Orleans—Desire Corridor Streetcar, $69,700,000. ####
(32)New York—Penn Station Access Project, $15,000,000. ####
(33)New York—Stewart Airport Rail Access, $40,000,000. ####
(34)Providence—South County Commuter Rail, Phase II, $60,000,000. ####
(35)Providence—South County Commuter Rail, $36,000,000. ####
(36)Pennsylvania—New Jersey Lackawanna Cutoff Rail Restoration, $120,000,000. ####
(37)Philadelphia—Schuylkill Valley Metro, $250,000,000. ####
(38)Reno, Nevada—Virginia Street Bus Rapid Transit, $12,000,000. ####
(39)Sacramento—South Corridor LRT Extension (Phase 2), Meadowview to Consumnes River College, $11,000,000. ####
(40)Sacramento Regional Transit District: Downtown Natoma Airport Transit Corridor, $5,000,000. ####
(41)San Diego—Mid-Coast Light Rail Transit Extension, $11,000,000. ####
(42)San Francisco Muni Third St. Light Rail Transit-Phase I/II, $15,000,000. ####
(43)Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority—Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project, $11,000,000. ####
(44)Santa Fe—El Dorado Rail Link, $5,400,000. ####
(45)Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Project, $5,000,000. ####
(46)St. Louis—Metro South Corridor Metrolink Light Rail Extension, $135,000,000. ####
(47)St. Louis—North Side and Daniel Boone Corridors Metrolink Light Rail Extensions, $275,000,000. ####
(48)Stamford, Connecticut Urban Transitway, Phase II, $22,800,000. ####
(49)Tampa—Streetcar Extension to Downtown Tampa, $3,000,000. ####
(50)Utah—Regional Commuter Rail, $200,000,000. ####
(51)Washington State Ferries, $25,000,000. ####
(52)Wilmington, Delaware—Commuter Rail to Middletown, $24,900,000. ###
(e)Rules Relating to Funding ####
(1)Subsection
(a)projects #####
(A)In general The Secretary is authorized to expend funds made available under section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, for final design and construction of projects authorized by subsection
(a)as existing full funding grant agreements. #####
(B)Minimum funding levels The Secretary shall make available not less than the following amounts for projects authorized by subsection (a): $1,157,400,426 for fiscal year 2005, $838,360,578 for fiscal year 2006, $614,405,565 for fiscal year 2007, $424,817,697 for fiscal year 2008, and $259,180,764 for fiscal year 2009. ####
(2)Subsection
(b)projects #####
(A)In general Projects authorized by subsection
(b)for final design and construction are also authorized for alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering. #####
(B)Minimum funding levels The Secretary shall make available not less than the following amounts for projects authorized by subsection (b): $165,402,806 for fiscal year 2005, $544,399,422 for fiscal year 2006, $826,314,435 for fiscal year 2007, $1,139,182,303 for fiscal year 2008, and $1,405,329,236 for fiscal year 2009. #####
(C)Priority In making funds available under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall first make such funds available for any full funding grant agreement executed by the Secretary in fiscal year 2005 after the date of enactment of this Act and for any full funding grant agreement executed by the Secretary in the amount indicated in fiscal years 2005 through 2009 in the amount indicated in the “Schedule of Federal Funds for the Project” included in such agreement. ####
(3)Subsection
(c)projects #####
(A)In general Effective October 1, 2007, projects authorized by subsection
(c)for preliminary engineering are also authorized for final design and construction. #####
(B)Maximum funding levels The Secretary shall make available not more than the following amounts for projects authorized by subsection (c): $115,026,368 for fiscal year 2005, $120,240,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $125,280,000 in fiscal year 2007. #####
(C)Maximum funding levels for preliminary engineering In fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the Secretary shall make available not more than the following amounts for projects authorized by subsection (b), and projects authorized by subsection (c), to conduct preliminary engineering activities: $136,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $144,740,000 in fiscal year 2009. ####
(4)Project construction grants Projects recommended by the Secretary for a project construction grant agreement under section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, or for funding under section 5309(m)(2)(A)(i) of such title during fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009 are authorized for preliminary engineering, final design, and construction for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 upon the completion of the notification process for each such project under section 5309(g)(5). * * * * * * * ###
(g)New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall permit New Jersey Transit to enter into preliminary engineering on the New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor project. When evaluating the local share of such project in the new starts rating process, the Secretary shall give consideration to project elements of the New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds, including the purchase of bi-level rail equipment and the New Jersey Transit Light Rail River Line. Based upon the project's evaluations and ratings required under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall give strong consideration to the project for a full funding grant agreement. ###
(h)Houston Metro ####
(1)Local share Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of calculating the non-Federal share of the net project cost of any new fixed guideway capital project currently included in the Advanced Transit Program (“Metro Solutions Plan”) sponsored by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, the Secretary shall include $324,000,000 in State and local funds expended for the design and construction of the Red Line Light Rail Transit system that operates in Harris County, Texas. ####
(2)Special rule No provision of this Act shall be construed to override or nullify the will of the voters who approved the Metro Solutions Plan as described on the ballot and in the accompanying Board resolutions, nor shall any provision of this Act be construed to override or nullify the terms and conditions of Metro Board Resolution No. 2003–77 or any applicable provision of State law or the charter of the City of Houston as in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act. * * * * * * * ###
(i)Exemption The Metra BNSF Naperville to Aurora Extension Project authorized under subsection
(c)shall be exempted from all requirements related to criteria for grants for new fixed guideway capital projects under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, and from regulations required under that section. ###
(j)Rail Cars The project authorized by subsection (a)(31) includes an additional 52 rapid rail cars and project scope changes from amounts authorized by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. ###
(k)Los Angeles Extension In evaluating the local share of the project authorized by subsection (c)(104A) in the new starts rating process, the Secretary shall give consideration to project elements of the project authorized by subsection (b)(13) advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds. ###
(l)San Gabriel Valley––Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase II In evaluating the local share of the San Gabriel Valley––Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase II project authorized by subsection (b)(33) in the new starts rating process, the Secretary shall give consideration to project elements of the San Gabriel Valley––Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase I project advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds.