Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1592

 119 STAT. 1574

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

‘‘(1) ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS.—The term ‘alternatives analysis’ means a study conducted as part of the transportation planning process required under sections 5303 and 5304, which includes— ‘‘(A) an assessment of a wide range of public transportation alternatives designed to address a transportation problem in a corridor or subarea; ‘‘(B) sufficient information to enable the Secretary to make the findings of project justification and local financial commitment required under this section; ‘‘(C) the selection of a locally preferred alternative; and ‘‘(D) the adoption of the locally preferred alternative as part of the long-range transportation plan required under section 5303. ‘‘(2) MAJOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECT.—The term ‘major new fixed guideway capital project’ means a new fixed guideway capital project for which the Federal assistance provided or to be provided under this section is $75,000,000 or more. ‘‘(3) NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECT.—The term ‘new fixed guideway capital project’ means a minimum operable segment of a capital project for a new fixed guideway system or extension to an existing fixed guideway system. ‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make grants under this section to assist State and local governmental authorities in financing— ‘‘(1) new fixed guideway capital projects under subsections (d) and (e), including the acquisition of real property, the initial acquisition of rolling stock for the systems, the acquisition of rights-of-way, and relocation, for fixed guideway corridor development for projects in the advanced stages of alternatives analysis or preliminary engineering; ‘‘(2) capital projects to modernize existing fixed guideway systems; ‘‘(3) capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including programs of bus and bus-related projects for assistance to subrecipients that are public agencies, private companies engaged in public transportation, or private nonprofit organizations; and ‘‘(4) the development of corridors to support new fixed guideway capital projects under subsections (d) and (e), including protecting rights-of-way through acquisition, construction of dedicated bus and high occupancy vehicle lanes and park and ride lots, and other nonvehicular capital improvements that the Secretary may decide would result in increased public transportation usage in the corridor. ‘‘(c) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not approve a grant for a project under this section unless the Secretary determines that— ‘‘(A) the project is part of an approved transportation plan and program of projects required under sections 5303, 5304, and 5306; and ‘‘(B) the applicant has, or will have—

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