BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

SEC. 3013. BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Allocations.— Section 9(a) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “Of the amount” and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: “Of the amounts made available or appropriated under section 21(g), 9.32 percent shall be available for expenditure under this section in each fiscal year only in urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000.”; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “Of the amount” and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: “Of the amounts made available or appropriated under section 21(g), 90.68 percent shall be available for expenditure under this section in each fiscal year only in urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more.”. (b) Energy and Operating Efficiencies.— Section 9(b) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) Energy and operating efficiencies.— If a recipient under this section demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that energy or operating efficiencies would be achieved by actions that reduce revenue vehicle miles but provide the same frequency of revenue service to the same number of riders, the recipient’s apportionment under paragraph (2)(A) shall not be reduced as a result of such actions. . (c) Extension of Safety Authority to Block Grant Program.— Section 9(e)(1) is amended by striking “and 19” and inserting “19, and 22”. (d) Annual Submissions.— Section 9(e)(2) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentences: “Such certifications and any additional certifications required by law to be submitted to the Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to be submitted annually as part of the grant application under this section. The Secretary shall annually publish in conjunction with the publication required under subsection (q) a list of all certifications required under this Act.”. (e) Streamlined Procedures.— Section 9(e) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(6) Streamlined administrative procedures.— The Secretary shall establish streamlined administrative procedures to govern compliance with the certification requirement under paragraph (3)(B) with respect to track and signal equipment used in ongoing operations.”. (f) Transit Security Systems.— Section 9(e)(3) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G) by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(I) (i) will expend for each fiscal year not less than 1 percent of the funds received by the recipient for each fiscal year under this section for transit security projects; or 105 STAT. 2107 “(ii) that such expenditures for such security systems are not necessary. For the purposes of subparagraph (I), transit security projects may include increasing lighting within or adjacent to transit systems, including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, and garages; increasing camera surveillance of areas within and adjacent to such systems; providing emergency telephone lines to contact law enforcement or security personnel in areas within or adjacent to such systems; and any other project intended to increase the security and safety of existing or planned transit systems.”. (g) Program of Projects.— Section 9(0 is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting “; and”, and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: “(5) assure that the proposed program of projects provides for the coordination of transit services assisted under this section with transportation services assisted from other Federal sources.”. (h) Discretionary Transfer of Apportionment.— Section 9 is amended— (1) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting after the first sentence the following: “In a transportation management area designated pursuant to section 8, funds which cannot be used for payment of operating expenses under this section also shall be available for highway projects if— “(A) such use is approved by the metropolitan planning organization in accordance with section 8 after appropriate notice and opportunity for comment and appeal is provided to affected transit providers; and “(B) in the determination of the Secretary, such funds are not needed for investments required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.”; and (2) by adding at the end of subsection (j) the following new paragraph: “(3) Funds under this section may be available for highway projects under title 23, United States Code, only if funds used for the State or local share of such highway projects are eligible to fund either highway or transit projects.”. (i) Inflation Adjustment for Operating Assistance.— Section 9(k)(2)(B) is amended— (1) by striking “1988,” and inserting “1991,”; (2) by striking “of less than 200,000 population” the first place it appears; and (3) by inserting after “calendar year” the following: “; except that such increase may not exceed the percentage increase of the funds made available under section 21(g) in the current fiscal year and the funds made available under section 21(g) in the previous fiscal year”. (j) Ferry Routes.— Section 9 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(r) Ferry Services.— A vessel used in ferryboat operations funded under this section that is part of a State-operated ferry system may occasionally be operated outside of the urbanized area in which service is provided to accommodate periodic maintenance if existing ferry service is not thereby significantly reduced. 105 STAT. 2108 “(s) Grandfather of Certain Urbanized Areas.— Any area designated as an urbanized area under the 1980 census which is not so designated under the 1990 census— “(1) for fiscal year 1992, shall be treated as an urbanized area for purposes of section 12(c)(11) of the Federal Transit Act; and “(2) for fiscal year 1993, shall be eligible to receive 50 percent of the funds which the area would have received if the area were treated as an urbanized area for purposes of such section 12(c)(11) and an amount equal to 50 percent of the funds which the State in which the area is located would have received if the area were treated as an area other than an urbanized area.”. (k) Adjustments of Apportionments.— Section 9 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(t) Adjustments of Apportionments.— Provided that sufficient funds are available, in each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1991, the Secretary shall adjust apportionments under this section between the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and the general fund of the Treasury to assure that each recipient receives from the general fund of the Treasury not less than the amount of operating assistance made available each fiscal year under this section that such recipient is eligible to receive.”.