Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1740

 119 STAT. 1722

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

‘‘§ 31107. Border enforcement grants ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant in a fiscal year to an entity or State that shares a land border with another country for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects. ‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE OF EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary may make a grant to a State under this section only if the State agrees that the total expenditure of amounts of the State and political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of amounts from the United States, for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects will be maintained at a level at least equal to the average level of that expenditure by the State and political subdivisions of the State for the last 2 fiscal years of the State or the Federal Government ending before October 1, 2005, whichever the State designates. ‘‘(c) GOVERNMENTS SHARE OF COSTS.—The Secretary shall reimburse a State under a grant made under this section an amount that is not more than 100 percent of the costs incurred by the State in a fiscal year for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects. ‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY AND REALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Allocations to a State remain available for expenditure in the State for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and for the next fiscal year. Amounts not expended by a State during those 2 fiscal years are available to the Secretary for reallocation under this section.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) ITEM RELATING TO SUBCHAPTER I.—The analysis for such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter I and inserting the following: ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL AUTHORITY AND STATE GRANTS’’.

(2) ITEM RELATING TO SECTION 31107.—The analysis for such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 31107 and inserting the following: ‘‘31107. Border enforcement grants.’’. SEC. 4111. MOTOR CARRIER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31108 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 31108. Motor carrier research and technology program ‘‘(a) RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and carry out a motor carrier and motor coach research and technology program. ‘‘(2) MULTIYEAR PLAN.—The program must include a multiyear research plan that focuses on nonredundant innovative research and shall be coordinated with other research programs or projects ongoing or planned within the Department of Transportation, as appropriate. ‘‘(3) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may carry out under the program

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