Pub. L. 105-178, tit. III, sec. 3020

GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

EnactedYear: 1998Length: 473 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 3020. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE. (a) Technical Amendment.— Section 5323(d) is amended by striking “Buying and Operating Buses.—” and inserting “Condition on Charter Bus Transportation Service.” (b) Buy America.— Section 5323(j)(7) is amended to read as follows: “(7) Opportunity to correct inadvertent error.— The Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any certification of noncompliance or failure to properly complete the certification (but not including failure to sign the certification) under this subsection if such manufacturer or supplier attests under penalty of perjury that such manufacturer or supplier submitted an incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent or clerical error. The burden of establishing inadvertent or clerical error is on the manufacturer or supplier.”. (c) Government’s Share.— Section 5323(i) is amended to read as follows: “(i) Government Share of Costs for Certain Projects.— A grant for a project to be assisted under this chapter that involves acquiring vehicle-related equipment required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or vehicle-related equipment (including clean fuel or alternative fuel vehicle-related equipment) for purposes of complying with or maintaining compliance with the Clean Air Act, is for 90 percent of the net project cost of such equipment attributable to compliance with those Acts. The Secretary shall have discretion to determine, through practicable administrative procedures, the costs of such equipment attributable to compliance with those Acts.”. (d) HHS and Public Transit Service.— Section 5323 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (1) as subsections and (m), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following: “(k) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and Delivery of Transportation Services.— To the extent feasible, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that receive assistance from Government sources (other than the Department of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation services— “(1) shall participate and coordinate with recipients of assistance under this chapter in the design and delivery of transportation services; and “(2) shall be included in the planning for those services.”.112 STAT. 363 (e) Submission of Certifications.— Section 5323 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(n) Submission of Certifications.— A certification required under this chapter and any additional certification or assurance required by law or regulation to be submitted to the Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to be submitted annually as part of a grant application under this chapter. The Secretary shall publish annually a list of all certifications required under this chapter with the publication required under section 5336(e)(2).”. (f) Grant Requirements.— Section 5323 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(o) Grant Requirements.— The grant requirements under sections 5307 and 5309 apply to any project under this chapter that receives any assistance or other financing under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998.”.
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