Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1226

 119 STAT. 1208

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

(A) the total number of incoming personal motor vehicles and incoming buses that pass through land border ports of entry within the boundaries of a border State, as determined by the Secretary; bears to (B) the total number of incoming personal motor vehicles and incoming buses that pass through such ports of entry within the boundaries of all the border States, as determined by the Secretary. (3) 25 percent in the ratio that— (A) the total weight of incoming cargo by commercial trucks that pass through land border ports of entry within the boundaries of a border State, as determined by the Secretary; bears to (B) the total weight of incoming cargo by commercial trucks that pass through such ports of entry within the boundaries of all the border States, as determined by the Secretary. (4) 25 percent of the ratio that— (A) the total number of land border ports of entry within the boundaries of a border State, as determined by the Secretary; bears to (B) the total number of land border ports of entry within the boundaries of all the border States, as determined by the Secretary. (d) PROJECTS IN CANADA OR MEXICO.—A project in Canada or Mexico, proposed by a border State to directly and predominantly facilitate cross-border motor vehicle and cargo movements at an international port of entry into the border region of the State, may be constructed using funds apportioned to the State under this section if, before obligation of those funds, Canada or Mexico, or the political subdivision of Canada or Mexico that is responsible for the operation of the facility to be constructed, provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that any facility constructed under this subsection will be— (1) constructed in accordance with standards equivalent to applicable standards in the United States; and (2) properly maintained and used over the useful life of the facility for the purpose for which the Secretary is allocating such funds to the project. (e) TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.— (1) STATE FUNDS.—At the request of a border State, funds apportioned to the State under this section may be transferred to the General Services Administration for the purpose of funding one or more projects described in subsection (b) if— (A) the Secretary determines, after consultation with the transportation department of the border State, that the General Services Administration should carry out the project; and (B) the General Services Administration agrees to accept the transfer of, and to administer, those funds in accordance with this section. (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—A border State that makes a request under paragraph (1) shall provide directly to the General Services Administration, for each project covered by the request, the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.

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