§5320. Suspended light rail system technology pilot project
(a)
(1) to assess the state of new technology for a suspended light rail system; and
(2) to establish the feasibility, costs, and benefits of using the system to transport passengers.
(b)
(1) use new rail technology with individual vehicles on a prefabricated elevated steel guideway;
(2) be stability-seeking with a center of gravity for the detachable passenger vehicles located below the point of wheel-rail contact; and
(3) use vehicles that are driven by overhead bogies with high efficiency, low maintenance electric motors for each wheel, operating in a slightly sloped plane from vertical for the wheels and the running rails, to further increase stability, acceleration, and braking performance.
(c)
(A) the public entity's demonstrated understanding and knowledge of the project and its technical, managerial, and financial capacity to construct, manage, and operate the project; and
(B) maximizing potential contributions to the cost of the project by State, local, and private sector entities, including donation of in-kind services and materials.
(2) The Secretary shall award a grant to each finalist to be used to participate in the final phase of the competition under procedures the Secretary prescribes. A grant may not be more than 80 percent of the cost of participating. A finalist may not receive more than one-third of the amount made available under subsection (h)(1)(A) of this section.
(3) Not later than July 15, 1992, the Secretary shall select from among the 3 finalists a public entity with which to make a full financing grant agreement.
(d)
(e)
(1) 100 percent of any deficit incurred in operating the project in the first 2 years of revenue operations of the project; and
(2) 50 percent of any deficit incurred in operating the project in the 3d year of revenue operations of the project.
(f)
(g)
(A) the Secretary shall not make the full financing grant agreement;
(B) remaining amounts received shall be returned to the Secretary and credited to the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund; and
(C) the Secretary shall use the credited amount and other amounts to be provided under this section to award to another entity selected under subsection (c)(1) of this section a grant under section 5309 of this title to construct the project.
(2) Not later than 60 days after a decision is made under paragraph (1) of this subsection, a grant shall be awarded under paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection after completing a competitive process for selecting the grant recipient.
(h)
(A) at least $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, for grants under subsection (c)(2) of this section.
(B) at least $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, for the United States Government share of the costs (as determined under section 5309 of this title) if the systems planning, alternatives analysis, preliminary engineering, and design and environmental impact statement are required by law for the project.
(C) at least $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, as provided in the grant agreement under subsection (e) of this section, for the Government share of the construction costs of the project.
(2) The grant agreement under subsection (e) of this section shall provide that for the 3d year of revenue operations of the project, the Secretary shall pay from amounts provided under this section the Government share of operating costs in an amount equal to the lesser of 50 percent of the deficit incurred in operating the project in that year or $300,000.
(3) Amounts not expended under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection are available for the Government share of costs described in paragraph (1)(B) and (C) of this subsection.
(4) Amounts under paragraph (1)(B) and (C) of this subsection remain available until expended.
(i)
(j)
(k)
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 5320(a) | 49 App.:1622(c)(2). | July 9, 1964,
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| 5320(b) | 49 App.:1622(c)(3). | |
| 5320(c) | 49 App.:1622(c)(4). | |
| 5320(d) | 49 App.:1622(c)(5) (1st–3d sentences). | |
| 5320(e) | 49 App.:1622(c)(1), (8). | |
| 5320(f) | 49 App.:1622(c)(6). | |
| 5320(g) | 49 App.:1622(c)(7). | |
| 5320(h) | 49 App.:1622(c)(9). | |
| 5320(i) | 49 App.:1622(c)(10). | |
| 5320(j) | 49 App.:1622(c)(5) (last sentence). | |
| 5320(k) | 49 App.:1622(c)(11). |
In subsections (c)(1), before clause (A), and (h)(2), the words "Notwithstanding any other provision of law" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(1), before clause (A), the text of 49 App.:1622(c)(4)(B) is omitted as executed.
In subsection (d), the words "or not" and "actually" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e), before clause (1), the words "negotiate and" are omitted as surplus.
In subsections (g)(1)(C) and (h)(1)(C) and (2), the word "section" in the source provision is translated as if it were "subsection" to reflect the apparent intent of Congress.
In subsection (g)(1), before clause (A), the words "or not" and "actual" are omitted as surplus. In clause (C), the words "another entity" are substituted for "entities", and the words "paragraph (4)(e)" in the source provision are translated as if they were "paragraph (4)(C)", for clarity.
Pub. L. 103–429
This amends 49:5320(g)(2) to correct an erroneous cross-reference.
Amendments
1994-Subsec. (g)(2).
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5338 of this title.