§22108. Authorization of appropriations

(a) General.-(1) Not more than the following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out this chapter:

(A) $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993.

(B) $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994.

(2) Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) of this subsection remain available until expended.

(3) No amount may be appropriated under this subsection to the Secretary for any period after September 30, 1994, to carry out this chapter.

(b) Distribution of Amounts.-The Secretary shall establish procedures necessary to ensure that amounts available to the Secretary for projects under this chapter are distributed not later than April 1 of the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated. If any amounts are not distributed by April 1, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the status of those amounts and the reasons for the delay in distribution.

(c) Availability of Other Amounts.-Amounts appropriated to carry out section 5(i) of the Department of Transportation Act for fiscal year 1990 that are not applied for or that remain unobligated on January 1, 1991, are available to the Secretary for projects under this chapter.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 898 ; Pub. L. 103–429, §6(20), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4379 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Pub. L. 103–272

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
22108(a)	49 App.:1654(q).	Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, 80 Stat. 931 , §5(h), (q); added Feb. 5, 1976, Pub. L. 94–210, §803, 90 Stat. 130 ; Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95–607, §§102–106(a), 107–109(a), 92 Stat. 3059 , 3062; Oct. 12, 1979, Pub. L. 96–86, §115(b), 93 Stat. 662 ; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, §§1191, 1192, 95 Stat. 699 ; Jan. 14, 1983, Pub. L. 97–468, §501, 96 Stat. 2551 ; Apr. 7, 1986, Pub. L. 99–272, §4018, 100 Stat. 111 ; restated Dec. 11, 1989, Pub. L. 101–213, §2(a), (c), 103 Stat. 1843 , 1847, 1848; Sept. 3, 1992, Pub. L. 102–365, §14, 106 Stat. 980 .
22108(b)	49 App.:1654(h).
22108(c)	(no source).

In subsection (a), the words "to carry out this chapter" are substituted for "for the purposes of this section" and "under this section" for clarity. The reference to fiscal years 1991 and 1992 is omitted as obsolete.

Subsection (c) is added because section 2(b)(1) of the Local Rail Service Reauthorizing Act (Public Law 101–213, 103 Stat. 1843) provided that amounts available for fiscal year 1990 to carry out section 5(i) of the Department of Transportation Act that were not applied for or remained unobligated are available to the Secretary in carrying out projects under this chapter, as in effect on October 1, 1990.

Pub. L. 103–429

This amends 49:22108(a)(3) to clarify the restatement of 49 App.:1654(q) by section 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103–272, 108 Stat. 898).

References in Text

Section 5(i) of the Department of Transportation Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 5(i) of Pub. L. 89–670, which was classified to section 1654(i) of former Title 49, Transportation, and was repealed and reenacted as section 22106(e) of Title 49, Transportation, by Pub. L. 103–272, §§1(e), 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 898 , 1379.

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 103–429 inserted "under this subsection" after "appropriated".

Change of Name

Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives, with certain jurisdiction relating to railroads, railway labor, or railway retirement and unemployment given to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives, by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–429 effective July 5, 1994, see section 9 of Pub. L. 103–429, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 22104 of this title.