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 12 2 STA T .496 9 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 4 3 2 —O CT. 16 , 200 8(d)AMEND MEN TS T OC OM PAC T .—Noam o unts ma ybepr o vi ded tot h e T ransit Authority pursuant to the authori z ation under this se c tion unti l the Transit Authority noti f ies the S ecretary of Transportation that each of the follo w in g amendments to the Com - pact (and any further amendments which may be re q uired to imple- ment such amendments) have ta k en effect

( 1 )(A) An amendment requiring that all payments by the local signatory governments for the Transit Authority for the purpose of matching any F ederal funds appropriated in any given year authorized under subsection (a) for the cost of oper- ating and maintaining the adopted regional system are made from amounts derived from dedicated funding sources. ( B ) For purposes of this paragraph , the term ‘ ‘dedicated funding source ’ ’ means any source of funding which is ear- marked or required under State or local law to be used to match Federal appropriations authorized under this division for payments to the Transit Authority. ( 2 ) An amendment establishing an O ffice of the I nspector G eneral of the Transit Authority. ( 3 ) An amendment e x panding the Board of D irectors of the Transit Authority to include 4 additional Directors appointed by the Administrator of General Services, of whom 2 shall be nonvoting and 2 shall be voting, and requiring one of the voting members so appointed to be a regular pas- senger and customer of the bus or rail service of the Transit Authority. (e) ACCESS TO WIR E L ESS SER V ICE IN M ETRORAIL S Y STEM.— (1) R E QU IRIN G TRANSIT AUT H ORITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SERVICE.—No amounts may be provided to the Transit Authority pursuant to the authorization under this section unless the Transit Authority ensures that customers of the rail service of the Transit Authority have access within the rail system to services provided by any licensed wireless pro- vider that notifies the Transit Authority (in accordance with such procedures as the Transit Authority may adopt) of its intent to offer service to the public, in accordance with the following timetable: (A) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact- ment of this Act, in the 2 0 underground rail station plat- forms with the highest volume of passenger traffic. (B) Not later than 4 years after such date, throughout the rail system. (2) ACCESS O FW IRELESS PROVIDERS TO SYSTEM FOR UPGRADES AND MAINTENANCE.—No amounts may be provided to the Transit Authority pursuant to the authorization under this section unless the Transit Authority ensures that each licensed wireless provider who provides service to the public within the rail system pursuant to paragraph (1) has access to the system on an ongoing basis (sub j ect to such restrictions as the Transit Authority may impose to ensure that such access will not unduly impact rail operations or threaten the safety of customers or employees of the rail system) to carry out emergency repairs, routine maintenance, and upgrades to the service. (3) P ERMITTING REASONA B LE AND CUSTOMARY CHARGES.— Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit the Transit Authority from requiring a licensed wireless provider Notif i ca tio n.De a dl ine s . Notification.

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