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 PUBLIC LAW 97-102—DEC. 23, 1981

95 STAT. 1449

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OP THE ADMINISTRATOR

For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $7,522,000. RAILROAD SAFETY

For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not otherwise provided for, $26,676,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended. RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $39,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received from State and local governments, other public authorities, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses incurred for engineering, testing, and development. RAIL SERVICE ASSISTANCE ANCLUDING DISAPPROVAL OF DEFERRAL)

For necessary expenses for rail service assistance authorized by section 5 of the Department of Transportation Act, as amended, and for necessary administrative expenses in connection with Federal rail assistance programs not otherwise provided for, $9,500,000, together with $9,000,000 for the Minority Business Resource Center, as authorized by title IX of Public Law 94-210: Provided, That none of the funds provided under this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of a program making commitments to guarantee new loans under the Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970, as amended, in excess of $2,600,000 of contingent liability for loan principal in fiscal year 1982, and that no commitments to guarantee new loans under section 211(a) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall be made. The Congress disapproves $35,000,000 of the proposed deferral D81-91 relating to the Federal Railroad Administration, Rail Service Assistance, as set forth in the message of March 10, 1981, which was transmitted to the Congress by the President. This disapproval shall be effective upon the enactment into law of this bill and the amount of the proposed deferral disapproved herein shall be made available for obligation immediately, and shall not be subject to deferral or rescission for the balance offiscalyear 1982.

49 USC 1654.

49 USC I657a. 45 USC 661 nqte. 45 USC 721.

RAIL LABOR ASSISTANCE (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For payment of benefits under section 1160 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. Ante, p. 682. to be derived from the unobligated balances of "Payments for Purchase of Conrail Securities": Provided, That such sum shall be considered to have been appropriated under said section 1160.

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