Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/1137

 117 STAT. 1118

PUBLIC LAW 108–88—SEPT. 30, 2003

‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.’’. (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMINATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 1101 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMINATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amount to be deducted under section 104(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, there shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to the Secretary for elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings in accordance with such section $2,187,500 for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004; except that not less than $104,167 instead of $250,000 shall be available for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004, for eligible improvements described in subparagraph (E) of such section. ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.’’. (k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 1101 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.— ‘‘(1) SKILLS TRAINING.—In lieu of the amount to be deducted under section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code, there shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to the Secretary for the administration of such section $4,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. ‘‘(2) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.—In lieu of the amount to be deducted under section 140(c) of title 23, United States Code, there shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to the Secretary for the administration of such section $4,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. ‘‘(3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs; except that funds made available by paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.’’. (l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized by the amendments made by this section shall be administered as if the funds had been apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under title 23, United States Code, except that the deductions under sections 104(a)(1)(A) and 104(a)(1)(B) of such title shall not apply to funds made available by the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) of this section.

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