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 96 STAT. 2150

PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983

49 USC 1604.

related facilities used in providing commuter rail service which are owned by a railroad subject to reorganization under title 11, United States Code. "(6) In making grants under this section in fiscal year 1983, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, emphasize projects that are labor intensive and that can begin construction or manufacturing within the shortest possible time.". (c) Section 15(b) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "section 5" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 5 or 9".

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LETTERS OF INTENT

49 USC 1611.

49 USC 1602.

Ante, p. 2140.

SEC. 305. Section 3(a)(4) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended— (1) by inserting after the first sentence thereof the following: "At least thirty days prior to the issuance of a letter of intent under this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, of the proposed issuance of such letter of intent."; (2) by striking out "in section 4(c)" and inserting in lieu thereof the following "to carry out section 3"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "Funding for projects covered by letters of intent or letters of commitment issued, and full funding contracts executed, prior to the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 1982 should be funded under this section while not precluding the funding of a portion of such projects using section 9 capital funds unless such funding would impair the recipient's ability to fund routine capital projects under such section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4(a), the Federal share of the total project cost of any project under this section covered by a full funding contract, letter of intent, or letter of commitment in effect on the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 1982, or those projects within the federally agreed upon scope for the Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area transit system (as of such date), shall not be altered.". RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS

49 USC 1603.

49 USC 1607c.

SEC. 306. (a) Section 4(d) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "September 30, 1981, and September 30, 1982" and inserting in lieu thereof "and September 30, 1981, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and $10,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1985, and September 30, 1986". (b) Section 11(b)(5) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(5) As a condition to project approval, the amount of the Federal grant must be equally matched from other than Federal funds.". (c) The first sentence of section ll(b)(7) of such Act is amended by inserting ", which include bona fide research and training in urban transportation" before the period.

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