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 PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 108 STAT. 1917 (D) any other project intended to increase the security and safety of existing or planned public transportation (2) From the sums authorized under this section, at least 75 percent shall be expended on projects of the type described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and (B). (c) REPORTING.— All grants under this section are contingent upon the filing of a report with the Secretary and the Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime, showing crime rates in or adjacent to public transportation before, and for a 1-year period after, the capital improvement. Statistics shall be compiled on the basis of the type of crime, sex, race, ethnicity, language, and relationship of victim to the offender. (d) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share under this section for each capital improvement project that enhances the safety and security of public transportation systems and that is not required by law (including any other provision of this Act) shall be 90 percent of the net project cost of the project. (e) SPECIAL GRANTS FOR PROJECTS TO STUDY INCREASING SECU- RITY FOR WOMEN.— From the sums authorized under this section, the Secretary shall provide grants and loans for the purpose of studying ways to reduce violent crimes against women in public transit through better design or operation of public transit systems. (f) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. —All grants or loans provided under this section shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, requirements, and provisions applicable to grants and loans as specified in section 5321 of title 49, United States Code. SEC. 40132. GRANTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO PREVENT CRIME IN NATIONAL PARKS. Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. la-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 13. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM CRIME PREVENTION ASSISTANCE. 16 USC la-7a. "(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— There are authorized to be appro- Appropriation priated out of the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, not to authorization. exceed $10,000,000, for the Secretary of the Interior to take all necessary actions to seek to reduce the incidence of violent crime in the National Park System. "(b) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary shall direct the chief official responsible for law enforcement within the National Park Service to— "(1) compile a list of areas within the National Park System with the highest rates of violent crime; "(2) make recommendations concerning capital improvements, and other measures, needed within the National Park System to reduce the rates of violent crime, including the rate of sexual assault; and "(3) publish the information required by paragraphs (1) and (2) in the Federal Register. "(c) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— Based on the recommendations and list issued pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary shall distribute the funds authorized by subsection (a) throughout the National Park System. Priority shall be given to those areas with the highest rates of sexual assault. "(d) USE OF FUNDS. — Funds provided under this section may be used—
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