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 119 STAT. 298 118 Stat. 3224.

112 Stat. 256.

118 Stat. 3235.

PUBLIC LAW 109–13—MAY 11, 2005

H of Public Law 108–447 is amended by striking ‘‘$3,591,548’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,362,683’’ and by striking ‘‘$22,554,144’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,998,815’’: Provided, That the amount of new fixed guideway funds available for each project expected to complete its full funding grant agreement this fiscal year shall not exceed the amount which, when reduced by the across-the-board rescission of 0.80 percent of such Act, is equal to the amount of new fixed guideway funds required to complete the commitment of Federal new fixed guideway funds reflected in the project’s full funding grant agreement: Provided further, That of the new fixed guideway funds available in Public Law 108–447, $1,352,899 shall be available for the Northern New Jersey Newark Rail Link MOS 1 project, no funds shall be available for the Northern New Jersey NewarkElizabeth Rail Line MOS 1 project, and $316,427 shall be available for the Northern New Jersey Hudson-Bergen Light Rail MOS 1 project. SEC. 6062. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, item number 744 is amended by striking ‘‘Preliminary design of Route 2 Connector to Downtown Fitchburg’’ and inserting ‘‘design, construction/reconstruction and right of way acquisition for roadway improvements along the Route 12 corridor in Leominster and Fitchburg to enhance access from Route 2 to North Leominster and Downtown Fitchburg’’. SEC. 6063. Section 198 of division H of Public Law 108–447 is amended by inserting ‘‘under title 23 of the United States Code’’ after ‘‘law’’. PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

SEC. 6064. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the current fiscal year and any period covered by an Act making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2006, all overflight fees collected and credited to the account established under section 45303(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available immediately for obligation and expenditure to meet the costs of the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742: Provided, That, if the funds in this account are insufficient to meet the costs of the essential air service program in such fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall transfer such sums as may be necessary to carry out the essential air service program from any available amounts appropriated to or directly administered by the Office of the Secretary for such fiscal year. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 6065. No provision of this Act may be construed as altering or amending the force or effect of any of the following provisions of law as currently applied: (1) Sections 2631 and 2631a of title 10, United States Code. (2) Sections 901(b) and 901b of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1241(b), 1241f). (3) Public Resolution Numbered 17, Seventy-third Congress (48 Stat. 500). (4) Any other similar provision of law requiring the use of privately owned United States flag commercial vessels for certain transportation purposes of the United States.

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