FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.

SEC. 9009. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS. (a) Definitions.— Section 3003 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)In General.—” before “Section 5302”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Conforming Amendments.— Section 5302 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amended in subsection (a)(1)(G)(i) by striking ‘daycare and’ and inserting ‘daycare or’.”. (b) Metropolitan Planning.— Section 3004 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: “(A) by striking ‘general local government representing’ and inserting ‘general purpose local government that together represent’; and”; (B) in paragraph (3) by striking “and” at the end; (C) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: “(A) by striking ‘general local government representing’ and inserting ‘general purpose local government that together represent’; and”; (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: “(4) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking ‘(3)’ and inserting ‘(5)’; and”; (2) in subsection (d) by striking the closing quotation marks and the final period at the end and inserting the following: “(5) Coordination.— If a project is located within the boundaries of more than one metropolitan planning organization, the metropolitan planning organizations shall coordinate plans regarding the project. “(6) Lake tahoe region.— “(A) Definition.— In this paragraph, the term ‘Lake Tahoe region’ has the meaning given the term ‘region’ in subdivision (a) of article II of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, as set forth in the first section of Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3234).112 STAT. 853 “(B) Transportation planning process.— The Secretary shall— “(i) establish with the Federal land management agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region a transportation planning process for the region; and “(ii) coordinate the transportation planning process with the planning process required of State and local governments under this chapter and sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States Code. “(C) Interstate compact.— “(i) In general.— Subject to clause (ii) and notwithstanding subsection (b), to carry out the transportation planning process required by this section, the consent of Congress is granted to the States of California and Nevada to designate a metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region, by agreement between the Governors of the States of California and Nevada and units of general purpose local government that together represent at least 75 percent of the affected population (including the central city or cities (as defined by the Bureau of the Census)), or in accordance with procedures established by applicable State or local law. “(ii) Involvement of federal land management agencies.— “(I) Representation.— The policy board of a metropolitan planning organization designated under clause (i) shall include a representative of each Federal land management agency that has jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region. “(II) Funding.— In addition to funds made available to the metropolitan planning organization under other provisions of this chapter and under title 23, not more than 1 percent of the funds allocated under section 202 of title 23 maybe used to carry out the transportation planning process for the Lake Tahoe region under this subparagraph. “(D) Activities.— Highway projects included in transportation plans developed under this paragraph— “(i) shall be selected for funding in a manner that facilitates the participation of the Federal land management agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region; and “(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, be funded using funds allocated under section 202 of title 23, United States Code.”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(f) Technical Adjustments.— Section 5303(f) is amended— “(1) in paragraph (1) (as amended by subsection (e)(1) of this subsection)— “(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘and’ at the end; “(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘; and’; and “(C) by adding at the end the following:112 STAT. 854 ‘(E) the financial plan may include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be included in the adopted long-range plan if reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were available, except that, for the purpose of developing the long-range plan, the metropolitan planning organization and the State shall cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be available to support plan implementation.’; and “(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.— Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(E), a State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the financial plan under paragraph (1)(B).’.”. (c) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.— Section 3005 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in the section heading by inserting “metropolitan” before “transportation”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(d) Technical Adjustments.— Section 5304 is amended— “(1) in subsection (a) (as amended by subsection (a) of this section)— “(A) by striking ‘In cooperation with’ and inserting the following: ‘(1) In general.— In cooperation with’; and “(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘(2) Funding estimate.— For the purpose of developing the transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning organization, public transit agency, and the State shall cooperatively develop estimates of funds that are reasonably expected to be available to support program implementation.’; “(2) in subsection (b)(2)— “(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘and’ at the end; and “(B) in subparagraph (C) (as added by subsection (b) of this section) by striking ‘strategies which may include’ and inserting the following: ‘strategies; and ‘(D) may include’; and “(3) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (4) (as amended by subsection (c) of this section) and inserting the following: “(4) Selection of projects from illustrative list.— ‘(A) In general.— Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2)(D), a State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the financial plan under subsection (b)(2)(D). ‘(B) Action by secretary.— Action by the Secretary shall be required for a State or metropolitan planning organization to select any project from the illustrative list of additional projects included in the plan under subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in an approved transportation improvement plan.’.”. (d) Transportation Management Areas.— Section 3006(d) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows: “(d) Project Selection.— Section 5305(d)(1) is amended to read as follows: (1) (A) All federally funded projects carried out 112 STAT. 855within the boundaries of a transportation management area under title 23 (excluding projects carried out on the National Highway System and projects carried out under the bridge and interstate maintenance program) or under this chapter shall be selected from the approved transportation improvement program by the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area in consultation with the State and any affected public transit operator. ‘(B) Projects carried out within the boundaries of a transportation management area on the National Highway System and projects carried out within such boundaries under the bridge program or the interstate maintenance program shall be selected from the approved transportation improvement program by the State in cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization designated for the area.’.”. (e) Urbanized Area Formula Grants.— Section 3007 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Technical Adjustments.— “(1) General authority.— Section 5307(b) (as amended by subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘The Secretary may make grants under this section from funds made available for fiscal year 1998 to finance the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in mass transportation in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000.’. “(2) Report.— Section 5307(k)(3) (as amended by subsection (f) of this section) is amended by inserting ‘preceding’ before ’fiscal year’.”. (f) Clean Fuels Formula Grant Program.— Section 3008 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Technical Adjustments.— Section 5308(e)(2) (as added by subsection (a) of this section) is amended by striking ‘$50,000,000’ and inserting ‘35 percent’.”. (g) Capital Investment Grants and Loans.— Section 3009 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(k) Technical Adjustments.— “(1) Criteria.— Section 5309(e) (as amended by subsection (e) of this section) is amended— “(A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking ‘urban’ and inserting ‘suburban’; “(B) in the second sentence of paragraph (6) by striking ‘or not’ and all that follows through ‘, based’ and inserting ‘or “not recommended”, based’; and “(C) in the last sentence of paragraph (6) by inserting ‘of the’ before ‘criteria established’. “(2) Letters of intent and full funding grant agreements.— Section 5309(g) (as amended by subsection (f) of this section) is amended in paragraph (4) by striking ‘5338(a)’ and all that follows through ‘2003’ and inserting ‘5338(b) of this title for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems and the amount appropriated under section 5338(h)(5) or an amount equivalent to the last 2 fiscal years of funding authorized under section 5338(b) for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems’.112 STAT. 856 “(3) Allocating amounts.— Section 5309(m) (as amended by subsection (g) of this section) is amended— “(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘(b)‘ after ‘5338’; “(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ‘(2) New fixed guideway grants.— “(A) Limitation on amounts available for activities other than final design and construction.— Not more than 8 percent of the amounts made available in each fiscal year by paragraph (1)(B) shall be available for activities other than final design and construction. ‘(B) Funding for ferry boat systems.— ‘(i) Amounts under (1)(B).— Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1)(B), $10,400,000 shall be available in each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems that are ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities, or that are approaches to ferry terminal facilities. ‘(ii) Amounts under 5338(H)(5).— Of the amounts appropriated under section 5338(h)(5), $3,600,000 shall be available in each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems that are ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities, or that are approaches to ferry terminal facilities.’; “(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3)(C); “(D) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘(D) Other than urbanized areas.— Of amounts made available by paragraph (1)(C), not less than 5.5 percent shall be available in each fiscal year for other than urbanized areas.’; “(E) by striking paragraph (5); and “(F) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: ‘(4) Eligibility for assistance for multiple projects.— A person applying for or receiving assistance for a project described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) may receive assistance for a project described in any other of such subparagraphs.’.”. (h) References to Full Funding Grant Agreements.— Section 3009(h)(3) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(C) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking ‘section 5309(m)(2) of this title’ and inserting ‘5309(o)(1)’; and “(D) in section 5309(n)(2) by striking ‘in a way’ and inserting ‘in a manner’.”. (i) Dollar Value of Mobility Improvements.— Section 3010(b)(2) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by striking “Secretary” and inserting “Comptroller General”.112 STAT. 857 (j) Intelligent Transportation System Applications.— Section 3012 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by moving paragraph (3) of subsection (a) to the end of subsection (b) and by redesignating such paragraph (3) as paragraph (4). (k) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.— Section 3015 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end the following: “Financial assistance made available under this subsection and projects assisted with the assistance shall be subject to section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code.”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(d) Training and Curriculum Development.— “(1) In general.— Any funds made available by section 5338(e)(2)(C)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, shall be available in equal amounts for transportation research, training, and curriculum development at institutions identified in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 5505( j)(3) of such title. “(2) Special rule.— If the institutions identified in paragraph (1) are selected pursuant to 5505(i)(3)(B) of such title in fiscal year 2002 or 2003, the funds made available to carry out this subsection shall be available to those institutions to carry out the activities required pursuant to section 5505(i)(3)(B) of such title for that fiscal year.”. (l) National Transit Institute.— Section 3017(a) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows: “(a) In General.— Section 5315 is amended— “(1) in the section heading by striking ‘mass transportation’ and inserting ‘transit’ (2) in subsection (a)— “(A) by striking ‘mass transportation’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘transit’; “(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘and architectural design’ before the semicolon at the end; “(C) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘carrying out’ and inserting ‘delivering’; “(D) in paragraph (11) by inserting ‘, construction management, insurance, and risk management’ before the semicolon at the end; “(E) in paragraph (13) by striking ‘and’ at the end; “(F) in paragraph (14) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and “(G) by adding at the end the following: ‘(15) innovative finance; and ‘(16) workplace safety.’.”. (m) Pilot Program.— Section 3021(a) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by inserting “single-State” before “pilot program”. (n) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.— Section 3022 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 5325(b) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) is amended— “(1) by inserting ‘or requirement’ after ‘A contract’; and “(2) by inserting before the last sentence the following: ’When awarding such contracts, recipients of assistance under this chapter shall maximize efficiencies of administration by accepting nondisputed audits conducted by other governmental 112 STAT. 858agencies, as provided in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code.’.”. (o) Conforming Amendment.— Section 3027 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in subsection (c) by striking “600,000” each place it appears and inserting “900,000”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(d) Conforming Amendment.— The item relating to section 5336 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by striking ‘block grants’ and inserting ‘formula grants’.”. (p) Apportionment for Fixed Guideway Modernization.— Section 3028 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Conforming Amendments.— Section 5337(a) (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amended— “(1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘(e)’ and inserting ‘(e)(1)’; “(2) in paragraph (3)(D)— “(A) by striking ‘(ii)’; and “(B) by striking ‘(e)’ and inserting ‘(e)(1)’; “(3) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘(e)’ and inserting ‘(e)(1)’; “(4) in paragraph (5)(A) by striking ‘(e)’ and inserting ‘(e)(2)’; “(5) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking ‘(e)’ and inserting ‘(e)(2)’; “(6) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘(e)’ each place it appears and inserting ‘(e)(2)’; and “(7) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘(e)’ each place it appears and inserting ‘(e)(2)’.”. (q) Authorizations.— Section 3029 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Technical Adjustments.— Section 5338 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amended— “(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) by striking ‘$43,200,000’ and inserting ‘$42,200,000’; “(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) by striking ‘$46,400,000’ and inserting ‘$48,400,000’; “(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii) by striking ‘$51,200,000’ and inserting ‘$50,200,000’; “(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iv) by striking ‘$52,800,000’ and inserting ‘$53,800,000’; “(5) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(v) by striking ‘$57,600,000’ and inserting ‘$58,600,000’; “(6) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(iii) by inserting before the semicolon ‘, including not more than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 5315(a)(16)’; “(7) in subsection (e)— “(A) by striking ‘5317(b)’ each place it appears and inserting ‘5505’; “(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘There are’ and inserting ‘Subject to paragraph (2)(C), there are’; “(C) in paragraph (2)— “(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘There shall’ and inserting ‘Subject to subparagraph (C), there shall’; “(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘In addition’ and inserting ‘Subject to subparagraph (C), in addition’; and112 STAT. 859 “(iii) by adding at the end the following: ‘(C) Funding of centers.— ‘(i) Of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A) and paragraph (1) for each fiscal year— ‘(I) $2,000,000 shall be available for the center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A); and ‘(II) $2,000,000 shall be available for the center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(F). ‘(ii) For each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001, of the amounts made available under this paragraph and paragraph (1)— ‘(I) $400,000 shall be available from amounts made available under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and under paragraph (1) for each of the centers identified in subparagraphs (E) and(F) of section 5505(j)(3); and ‘(II) $350,000 shall be available from amounts made available under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and under paragraph (1) for each of the centers identified in subparagraphs (E) and(F) of section 5505(j)(3). “(iii) Any amounts made available under this paragraph or paragraph (1) for any fiscal year that remain after distribution under clauses (i) and (ii), shall be available for the purposes identified in section 3015(d) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998.‘; and “(D) by adding at the end the following: ‘(3) Special rule.— Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the transportation research conducted by the centers funded by this section.’; ‘(8) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘(c)(2)(B),’ and all that follows through ‘(f)(2)(B),’ and inserting ‘(c)(1), (c)(2)(B), (d)(1),(d)(2)(B), (e)(1), (e)(2)(B), (f)(1), (f)(2)(B),’; ‘(9) in subsection (h) by inserting ‘under the Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee for the Mass Transit Category’ after ‘through (f)’; and ‘(10) in subsection (h)(5) by striking subparagraphs (A)through (E) and inserting the following: ‘(A) for fiscal year 1999 $400,000,000; ‘(B) for fiscal year 2000 $410,000,000; ‘(C) for fiscal year 2001 $420,000,000; ‘(D) for fiscal year 2002 $430,000,000; and ‘(E) for fiscal year 2003 $430,000,000;’.”. (r) Projects for Fixed Guideway Systems.— Section 3030 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (8) by inserting “North” before “South”; (B) in paragraph (42) by striking “Maryland” and inserting “Baltimore”; (C) in paragraph (103) by striking “busway” and inserting “Boulevard transitway”; (D) in paragraph (106) by inserting “CTA” before “Douglas”; (E) by striking paragraph (108) and inserting the following: “(108) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit Project.”; and112 STAT. 860 (F) by adding at the end the following: “(109) Hartford City Light Rail Connection to Central Business District. “(110) Providence-Boston Commuter Rail. “(111) New York-St. George’s Ferry Intermodal Terminal. “(112) New York-Midtown West Ferry Terminal. “(113) Pinellas County-Mobility Initiative Project. “(114) Atlanta-MARTA Extension (S. De Kalb-Lindbergh).”; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) Sioux City-Light Rail.”; (B) by striking paragraph (40) and inserting the following: “(40) Santa Fe-El Dorado Rail Link.”; (C) by striking paragraph (44) and inserting the following: “(44) Albuquerque-High Capacity Corridor.”; (D) by striking paragraph (53) and inserting the following: “(53) San Jacinto-Branch Line (Riverside County).”; and (E) by adding at the end the following: “(69) Chicago-Northwest Rail Transit Corridor. “(70) Vermont-Burlington-Essex Commuter Rail.”; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting “(even if the project is not listed in subsection (a) or (b))” before the colon; (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: “(ii) San Diego Mission Valley and Mid-Coast Corridor, $325,000,000.”; (iii) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following: “(v) Hartford City Light Rail Connection to Central Business District, $33,000,000.”; (iv) by striking clause (xxiii) and inserting the following: “(xxiii) Kansas City—1–35 Commuter Rail, $30,000,000.”; (v) in clause (xxxii) by striking “Whitehall Ferry Terminal” and inserting “Staten Island Ferry-Whitehall Intermodal Terminal”; (vi) by striking clause (xxxv) and inserting the following: “(xxxv) New York-Midtown West Ferry Terminal, $16,300,000”; (vii) in clause (xxxix) by striking “Allegheny County” and inserting “Pittsburgh”; (viii) by striking clause (xvi) and inserting the following: “(xvi) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor, $10,000,000.”; (ix) by striking clause (xxix) and inserting the following:112 STAT. 861 “(xxix) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit Project,$90,000,000.”; (x) by striking clause (xliii) and inserting the following: “(xliii) Providence-Boston Commuter Rail,$10,000,000”; and (xi) by striking clause (li) and inserting the following: “(li) Dallas-Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase-II),$12,000,000”; (B) by striking the heading for subsection (c)(2) and inserting “Additional amounts;” and (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following: “The project shall also be exempted from all requirements relating to criteria for grants and loans for fixed guideway systems under section 5309(e) of such title and from regulations required under that section.”. (s) New Jersey Urban Core Project.— Section 3030(e) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(4) Technical adjustment.— Section 3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (as amended by paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection) is amended— “(A) by striking ‘of the West Shore Line’ and inserting ‘or the West Shore Line’; and “(B) by striking ‘directly connected to’ and all that follows through ‘Newark International Airport’ the first place it appears.”. (t) Baltimore-Washington Transportation Improvements.— Section 3030 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Technical Adjustment.— Section 3035(nn) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2134) (as amended by subsection (g)(1)(C) of this section) is amended by inserting after ‘expenditure of the following: ‘section 5309 funds to the aggregate expenditure of.”. (u) Bus Projects.— Section 3031 of the Federal Transit Acto f 1998 is amended— (1) in the table contained in subsection (a)— (A) by striking item 64; (B) in item 69 by striking “Rensslear” each place it appears and inserting “Rensselaer”; (C) in item 103 by striking “facilities and”; and (D) by striking item 150; (2) by striking the heading for subsection (b) and inserting “Additional Amounts”; (3) in subsection (b) by inserting after “2000” the first place it appears “with funds made available under section 5338(h)(6) of such title”; and (4) in item 2 of the table contained in subsection (b) by striking “Rensslear” each place it appears and inserting “Rensselaer”. (v) Contracting Out Study.— Section 3032 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking “3” and inserting “6”;112 STAT. 862 (2) in subsection (d) by striking “the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund” and inserting “funds made available under section 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code,”; (3) in subsection (d) by striking “1998” and inserting “1999”; and (4) in subsection (e) by striking “subsection (c)” and inserting “subsection (d)”. (w) Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants.— Section 3037 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(4)(A)— (A) by inserting “designated recipients under section5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,” after “from among”; and (B) by inserting a comma after “and agencies”; (2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)— (A) by striking “at least” and inserting “less than”; (B) by inserting “designated recipients under section5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,” after “from among”; and (C) by inserting “and agencies,” after “authorities”; (3) in subsection (f)(2)— (A) by striking “(including bicycling)”; and (B) by inserting “(including bicycling)” after “additional services”; (4) in subsection (h)(2)(B) by striking “403(a)(5)(C)(ii)” and inserting “403(a)(5)(C)(vi)”; (5) in the heading for subsection (1)(1)(C) by striking “from the general fund”; (6) in subsection (1)(1)(C) by inserting “under the Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee for the Mass Transit Category” after “(B)”; and (7) in subsection (1)(3)(B) by striking “at least” and inserting “less than”. (x) Rural Transportation Accessibility Incentive Program.— Section 3038 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting before the semicolon “or connecting 1 or more rural communities with an urban area not in close proximity”; (2) in subsection (g)(1)— (A) by inserting “over-the-road buses used substantially or exclusively in” after “operators of”; and (B) by inserting at the end the following: “Such sums shall remain available until expended.”; and (3) in subsection (g)(2)— (A) by striking “each of”; and (B) by adding at the end the following: “Such sums shall remain available until expended.”. (y) Study of Transit Needs in National Parks and Related Public Lands.— Section 3039(b) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking “in order to carry” and inserting “assist in carrying”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(3) Definition.— For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Federal land management agencies’ means the National Park 112 STAT. 863Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.”. (z) Obligation Ceiling.— Section 3040 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) $5,797,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;”; and (2) in paragraph (4) by striking “$6,746,000,000” and inserting “$6,747,000,000”.