Pub. L. 119-75, div. D, tit. I, sec. 166

Sec. 166. FIFA World Cup 2026.Of the unobligated balances made available for the following programs authorized by Public Law 109–59 and Public Law 105–178, the Secretary shall make $100,250,212 available for grants to transit agencies for costs related to eligible planning, capital, and operating expenses for equipment and facilities in support of matches or other public events held in domestic host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026—(1) “Clean Fuels Grant Program” under section 5308 of title 49, United States Code; (2) “Job Access and Reverse Commute Formula Grants” under section 5316 of title 49, United States Code; (3) “New Freedom” under section 5317 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by Public Law 109–59; and (4) “Rural Transportation Accessibility Incentive Program” under section 3038 of Public Law 105–178: Provided,Apportionment.Deadline. That the Secretary shall apportion such amounts not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act so that the transit agencies in each of the domestic host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026 are each entitled to receive an amount equal to—(1) 70 percent of the total amount apportioned multiplied by a ratio equal to the FIFA estimated stadium capacity of the host stadium at the time of apportionment divided by the total FIFA estimated stadium capacity of all host stadiums at the time of apportionment; and (2) 30 percent of the total amount apportioned multiplied by a ratio equal to the number of matches to be held in the host stadium divided by the total number of matches to be held in all host cities in the United States: Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, amounts made available in this section are available for the planning, capital, and operating expenses of transit agencies for hosting matches or other public events held in domestic host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026, eligible under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That such planning, capital, and operating expenses are not required to be included in a transportation improvement program, long-range transportation, statewide transportation plan, or a statewide transportation improvement program: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not waive the requirements of section 5333 of title 49, United States Code, for amounts made available in this section: Provided further,Applicability. That unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to amounts made available in this section, except that the Federal share of the costs for which any grant is made according to this section shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: Provided further,Time period. That amounts made available in this section shall only be available for obligation for the purposes specifically authorized in this section in this Act for a period not to exceed 1 fiscal year after the official closing of the FIFA World Cup 2026 events.140 STAT. 372