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 106 STAT. 1546 PUBLIC LAW 102-388 —OCT. 6, 1992 49 USC app. 1617 note. Federal Register, publication. Florida. 49 USC app. 2212 note. Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. SEC. 312. Not to exceed $800,000 of the funds provided in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for the necessary expenses of advisory committees. SEC. 313. The limitation on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under section 21 of the Federal Transit Act, previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation under the Discretionary Grants program. SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the construction of, or any other costs related to, the Central Automated Transit System (Downtown People Mover) in Detroit, Michigan. SEC. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. SEC. 316. Every 30 days, the Federal Transit Administration shall publish in the Federal Register an annoimcement of each grant obligated pursuant to sections 3 and 9 of the Federal Transit Act, including the grant number, the grant amount, and the transit property receiving each grant. SEC. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this or any other Act intended for studies, reports, training, salaries, or research, and related costs thereof including necessary capital expenses, including site acquisition, construction and equipment, are available for such purposes to be conducted through contracts, grants, or financial assistance agreements with the educational institutions that are specified in such Acts or in any report accompanying such Acts. SEC. 318. The Secretary of Transportation shall permit the obligation of not to exceed $4,000,000, apportioned under title 23, United States Code, section 104(b)(5)(B) for the State of Florida for operating expenses of the Tri-County Commuter Rail Project in the area of Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, Florida, during each year that Interstate 95 is under reconstruction in such area. SEC. 319. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE COMPENSATION. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall make payment of compensation under subsection 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, only to the extent and in the manner provided in appropriations Acts, at times and in a manner determined by the Secretary to be appropriate, and claims for such compensation shall not arise except in accordance with this provision. SEC. 320. The authority conferred by section 513(d) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, to issue letters of intent shall remain in effect subsequent to September 30, 1992. Letters of intent may be issued under such subsection to applicants determined to be qualified under such Act: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all such letters of intent in excess of $10,000,000 shall be submitted for approval to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives.

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