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 108 STAT. 2480 PUBLIC LAW 103-331—SEPT. 30, 1994 LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE For necessary expenses for rail assistance under section 5(q) of the Department of Transportation Act, as amended, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended. RAILROAD SAFETY For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not otherwise provided for, $47,729,000, of which $2,600,000 shall remain available until expended. RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT For necessary expenses including grants for railroad research and development, $20,500,000, to remain available until expended. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: Provided, That no new loan guarantee commitments shall be made during fiscal year 1995: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 1989 and each fiscal year thereafter all amounts realized from the sale of notes or securities sold under authority of title V of such Act shall be considered as current year domestic discretionary outlay offsets and not as "asset sales" or "loan prepayments" as defined by section 257(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further. That any underwriting fees and related expenses shall be derived solely from the proceeds of the sales. NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of the National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development program as defined in subsections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.

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