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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1833

(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal Share of the cost of activities carried out under this section shall be 80 percent. (ii) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The fair market value of any materials or services provided by the non-Federal sponsor for activities under this section shall be credited to the non-Federal share. (m) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out in accordance with this section shall be 80 percent unless otherwise expressly provided by this section or otherwise determined by the Secretary. SEC. 5514. COMPETITION FOR SPECIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF CULVERT PIPES.

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Notwithstanding any contrary interpretation of appendix A of subpart D of section 635.411 of volume 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act), not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that States provide for competition with respect to the specification of alternative types of culvert pipes through requirements that are commensurate with competition requirements for other construction materials, as determined by the Secretary.

Subtitle F—Bureau of Transportation Statistics SEC. 5601. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 111. Bureau of Transportation Statistics ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Research and Innovative Technology Administration a Bureau of Transportation Statistics. ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Bureau shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary of Transportation. ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall be appointed from among individuals who are qualified to serve as the Director by virtue of their training and experience in the collection, analysis, and use of transportation statistics. ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Bureau shall serve as the Secretary’s senior advisor on data and statistics and shall be responsible for carrying out the following duties: ‘‘(1) PROVIDING DATA, STATISTICS, AND ANALYSIS TO TRANSPORTATION DECISIONMAKERS.—Ensuring that the statistics compiled under paragraph (5) are designed to support transportation decisionmaking by the Federal Government, State and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, transportation-related associations, the private sector (including the freight community), and the public. ‘‘(2) COORDINATING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—Working with the operating administrations of the Department to establish and implement the Bureau’s data programs and to improve

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