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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1813

(4) PROJECT FINANCE.—To provide support to State transportation departments in the development of finance plans and project oversight tools and to develop and offer training in state-of-the-art financing methods to advance projects and leverage funds. (d) FUNDING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $3,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 shall be available to carry out this section. (2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made available under paragraph (1) the Secretary shall use such amounts as follows: (A) $1,250,000 to establish the Center for Environmental Excellence. (B) $750,000 to establish the Center for Excellence in Surface Transportation Safety at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. (C) $875,000 to establish the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, Minnesota. (D) $875,000 to establish the Center for Excellence in Project Finance. (3) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Funds authorized by this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share shall be 100 percent. (e) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.— (1) COMPETITION.—A party entering into a contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction with the Secretary, or receiving a grant to perform research or provide technical assistance under subsections (d)(2)(A) and (d)(2)(D) shall be selected on a competitive basis, to the maximum extent practicable. (2) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Secretary shall require each center to develop a multiyear strategic plan that describes— (A) the activities to be undertaken; and (B) how the work of the center is coordinated with the activities of the Federal Highway Administration and the various other research, development, and technology transfer activities authorized by this title. Such plans shall be submitted to the Secretary by January 1, 2006, and each year thereafter. SEC. 5310. DEFINITIONS.

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23 USC 512 note.

In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: (1) INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘incident’’ means a crash, a natural disaster, workzone activity, special event, or other emergency road user occurrence that adversely affects or impedes the normal flow of traffic. (2) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘intelligent transportation infrastructure’’ means fully integrated public sector intelligent transportation system components, as defined by the Secretary. (3) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘intelligent transportation system’’ means electronics, photonics, communications, or information processing used

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