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 92 STAT. 3060

PUBLIC LAW 95-607—NOV. 8, 1978 salaries for State public employees working in the State rail service assistance program, but not including overhead and general administrative costs. If a State, or any person or entity on behalf of a State, provides more than such State's percentage share of the cost of its rail service assistance program during any fiscal year, the amount in excess of such share shall be applied toward such State's share of the costs of its program for subsequent fiscal years.". FORMULA

ALLOCATION

SEC. 104. Section 5(h) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1654(h)) is amended to read as follows: "(h)(1) For the period beginning October 1, 1978, and ending September 30, 1979, each State which is eligible to receive rail service assistance under this section is entitled to an amount equal to the total amount authorized and appropriated for such purposes, multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the rail mileage in such State which was eligible for rail service assistance under this section prior to October 1, 1978, and the denominator of which is the rail mileage in all of the States which was eligible for rail service assistance under this section prior to such date. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sentence, the entitlement of each State shall not be less than 1 percent of the funds appropriated. "(2) Effective October 1, 1979, each State which is eligible to receive rail service assistance under this section is entitled annually to a sum from available funds as determined pursuant to this subsection. Available funds are funds appropriated for rail service assistance for that fiscal year and any funds to be reallocated for that fiscal year in accordance with this subsection. Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Secretary shall calculate each State's entitlement as follows: "(A) two-thirds of the available funds, multiplied by a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the sum of the rail mileage in the State which, in accordance with section la(5)(a) of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. la(5)(a)), is either 'potentially subject to abandonment' or with respect to which a carrier plans to submit, but has not yet submitted, an application for a certificate of abandonment or discontinuance, and (ii) the denominator of which is the total of such rail mileage in all the States; and "(B) one-third of available funds, multiplied by a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the rail mileage in the State with respect to which the Interstate Commerce Commission, within 3 years prior to the first day of the fiscal year for which funds are allocated or reallocated under this section, has found that the public convenience and necessity permit the abandonment of, or the discontinuance of rail service on, such rail mileage (including, until September 30, 1981, the rail mileage which was eligible for assistance under section 402 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 762), and all rail mileage in the State which has, prior to October 1, 1978, been included for formula allocation purposes under this section); and (ii) the denominator of which is the total rail mileage in all the States eligible for rail

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