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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1793

through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 504(d) of such title. (3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out in accordance with this section 504(d) of such title shall be 100 percent. (e) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.—Section 504 of such title is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION.— ‘‘(1) FUNDING.—Subject to project approval by the Secretary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), 104(b)(4), and 144(e) for surface transportation workforce development, training, and education, including— ‘‘(A) tuition and direct educational expenses, excluding salaries, in connection with the education and training of employees of State and local transportation agencies; ‘‘(B) employee professional development; ‘‘(C) student internships; ‘‘(D) university or community college support; and ‘‘(E) education activities, including outreach, to develop interest and promote participation in surface transportation careers. ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out in accordance with this subsection shall be 100 percent. ‘‘(3) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘surface transportation workforce development, training, and education’ means activities associated with surface transportation career awareness, student transportation career preparation, and training and professional development for surface transportation workers, including activities for women and minorities. ‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a program to make grants to institutions of higher education that, in partnership with industry or State departments of transportation, will develop, test, and revise new curricula and education programs to train individuals at all levels of the transportation workforce. ‘‘(2) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—In selecting applications for awards under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider— ‘‘(A) the degree to which the new curricula or education program meets the specific needs of a segment of the transportation industry, States, or regions; ‘‘(B) providing for practical experience and on-the-job training; ‘‘(C) proposals oriented toward practitioners in the field rather than the support and growth of the research community; ‘‘(D) the degree to which the new curricula or program will provide training in areas other than engineering, such

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