Pub. L. 108-199, div. F, tit. I, sec. 171

Sec. 171. After the last section of the Federal Transit Act, 49 U.S.C. chapter 53, add the following section:“SEC. 3042. UTAH TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.“(a) Coordination.—FTA and FHWA are directed to work with the Utah Transit Authority and the Utah Department of Transportation to coordinate the development regional commuter rail and the northern segment of I–15 reconstruction located in the Wasatch Front corridor extending from Brigham City to Payson, Utah. Coordination includes integration of preliminary engineering and design, a simplified method for allocating project costs among eligible FTA and FHWA funding sources, and a unified accounting and audit process.“(b) Governmental Funding.—For purposes of determining and allocating the nongovernmental and governmental share of costs, the following projects comprise a related program of projects: regional commuter rail, the TRAX light rail system, TRAX extensions to the Medical Center and to the Gateway Intermodal Center, and the northern segment of I–15 reconstruction. The governmental share of project costs appropriated from the section 5309 New Start program shall conform to the share specified in the extension or reauthorization of TEA21.” .