ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS PROGRAM.

SEC. 3037. ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS PROGRAM.(a) In General.—Section 5339 is amended to read as follows:“§ 5339. Alternatives analysis program“(a) Grants and Agreements.—Under criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary may award grants to States, authorities of the States, metropolitan planning organizations, and local governmental authorities to develop alternatives analyses as defined by section 5309(a)(1).“(b) Government’s Share of Costs.—The Government’s share of the cost of an activity funded using amounts made available under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the activity.119 STAT. 1636“(c) Availability of Funds.—An amount made available or appropriated under section 5338(b)(2)(L) for this section shall remain available for 3 fiscal years, including the fiscal year in which the amount is made available or appropriated. Any of such amounts that are unobligated at the end of the 3-fiscal-year period may be used by the Secretary for any purpose under this section.” .(b) Conforming Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5339 and inserting the following: “5339. Alternatives analysis program.”. (c) Projects.—For each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, of the funds authorized under this section, funds shall be made available to the following projects in not less than the amounts specified:(1) Minnesota Red Rock Corridor/Rush Line/Central Corridors studies, $2,000,000.(2) Trans-Hudson Midtown corridor study, $1,500,000.(3) Lane County, Oregon Bus Rapid Transit Phase II corridor study, $500,000.(4) Portland Streetcar, Oregon corridor study, $1,500,000.(5) San Gabriel Valley-Gold Line Foothill Extension corridor study, $1,250,000.(6) Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Counties, New Jersey corridor study, $1,250,000.(7) Metra BNSF Naperville to Aurora corridor study, $1,250,000.(8) Madison and Dane Counties, Wisconsin Transport 2020 corridor study, $750,000.(9) Sound Transit I–90 Long-Range Plan corridor studies, $750,000.(10) Middle Rio Grande Coalition of governments, Albuquerque to Santa Fe corridor study, $500,000.(11) Piedmont Authority Regional Transportation East-West corridor study, $1,000,000.(12) Baltimore Red Line/Green Line Transit Project study, $1,500,000.(13) Metra-West Line Extension, Elgin to Rockford study, $1,000,000.(14) Madison-Ridgeland Transportation Commission, Mississippi, Madison Light Rail Transportation Corridor study, $350,000.(15) South Carolina Department of Transportation Light Rail study, $300,000.(16) Provo Orem BRT study, $500,000.(17) Sevierville County Transportation Board, Sevier County BRT study, $500,000.(18) New Jersey Transit Access to the Region’s Core study, $2,500,000.