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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1817

in such form and contains such information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(2) GENERAL SELECTION CRITERIA.—Except as otherwise provided by this section, the Secretary shall select each recipient of a grant under subsection (c)(1) through a competitive process on the basis of the following: ‘‘(A) The demonstrated research and extension resources available to the recipient to carry out this section. ‘‘(B) The capability of the recipient to provide leadership in making national and regional contributions to the solution of immediate and long-range transportation problems. ‘‘(C) The recipient’s demonstrated commitment of at least $400,000 each year in regularly budgeted institutional amounts to support ongoing transportation research and education programs. ‘‘(D) The recipient’s demonstrated ability to disseminate results of transportation research and education programs through a statewide or regionwide continuing education program. ‘‘(E) The strategic plan the recipient proposes to carry out under the grant. ‘‘(e) REGIONAL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.— ‘‘(1) COMPETITION.—Not later than March 31, 2006, and not later than March 31st of every 4th year thereafter, the Secretary shall complete a competition among nonprofit institutions of higher learning for grants to establish and operate the 10 regional university transportation centers referred to in subsection (c)(1)(A). ‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In conducting a competition under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select a nonprofit institution of higher learning on the basis of— ‘‘(A) the criteria described in subsection (d)(2); ‘‘(B) the location of the center within the Federal region to be served; and ‘‘(C) whether or not the institution (or, in the case of a consortium of institutions, the lead institution) demonstrates that it has a well-established, nationally recognized program in transportation research and education, as evidenced by— ‘‘(i) not less than $2,000,000 in highway or public transportation research expenditures each year for each of the preceding 5 years; ‘‘(ii) not less than 10 graduate degrees awarded in professional fields closely related to highways and public transportation each year for each of the preceding 5 years; and ‘‘(iii) not less than 5 tenured or tenure-track faculty members who specialize on a full-time basis in professional fields closely related to highways and public transportation who, as a group, have published a total at least 50 refereed journal publications on highway or public transportation research during the preceding 5 years. ‘‘(3) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—After selecting a nonprofit institution of higher learning as a grant recipient on the basis of a competition conducted under this subsection, the Secretary

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