§31107. Contract authority funding for information systems

(a) Funding.-There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out sections 31106 and 31309 of this title-

(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;

(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000; and ¹

(3) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2002.²

(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

The amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.

(b) Contract Authority.-Approval by the Secretary of a grant with funds made available under this section imposes upon the United States Government a contractual obligation for payment of the Government's share of costs incurred in carrying out the objectives of the grant.

(c) Emergency CDL Grants.-From amounts made available by subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation may make a grant of up to $1,000,000 to a State whose commercial driver's license program may fail to meet the compliance requirements of section 31311(a).

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 992 ; Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, §4004(b), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 400 ; Pub. L. 106–159, title I, §103(d), Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1754 .)

In subsection (a)(3), the words "on matters, including training on accident" are substituted for "including training on accident" for clarity.

Amendments

1999-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–159 added subsec. (c).

1998-Pub. L. 105–178 amended section catchline and text generally, substituting provisions relating to contract authority funding for information systems for provisions relating to truck and bus accident grant program.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 31106 of this title; title 23 section 110.

¹ So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.

² So in original. Par. (3) probably should end with "; and" instead of a period.