ARRA Narrative

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CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’,
$290,000,000, for information technology security and upgrades to
support mission-critical operations, of which up to $38,000,000 shall
be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ of the United States Agency
for International Development: Provided, That the Secretary of
State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall coordinate information technology systems, where appropriate, to increase efficiencies and eliminate
redundancies, to include co-location of backup information management facilities, and shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this Act a detailed spending
plan for funds appropriated under this heading.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’
for oversight requirements, $2,000,000.
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO
CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for the water
quantity program to meet immediate repair and rehabilitation
requirements, $220,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000 may
be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the
heading ‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico—Salaries and Expenses’’: Provided further, That
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this Act a detailed spending
plan for funds appropriated under this heading.
TITLE XII—TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE

OF THE

SECRETARY

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR A NATIONAL SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

For an additional amount for capital investments in surface
transportation infrastructure, $1,500,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2011: Provided, That the Secretary of
Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this heading
as discretionary grants to be awarded to State and local governments or transit agencies on a competitive basis for projects that
will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area,

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or a region: Provided further, That projects eligible for funding
provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to,
highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States
Code, including interstate rehabilitation, improvements to the rural
collector road system, the reconstruction of overpasses and interchanges, bridge replacements, seismic retrofit projects for bridges,
and road realignments; public transportation projects eligible under
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, including investments
in projects participating in the New Starts or Small Starts programs
that will expedite the completion of those projects and their entry
into revenue service; passenger and freight rail transportation
projects; and port infrastructure investments, including projects
that connect ports to other modes of transportation and improve
the efficiency of freight movement: Provided further, That of the
amount made available under this paragraph, the Secretary may
use an amount not to exceed $200,000,000 for the purpose of paying
the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for federal
credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code,
if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance
the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take
such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution
of funds and an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of
urban and rural communities: Provided further, That a grant funded
under this heading shall be not less than $20,000,000 and not
greater than $300,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary
may waive the minimum grant size cited in the preceding proviso
for the purpose of funding significant projects in smaller cities,
regions, or States: Provided further, That not more than 20 percent
of the funds made available under this paragraph may be awarded
to projects in a single State: Provided further, That the Federal
share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this
heading may be up to 100 percent: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution
of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package,
and to projects that are expected to be completed within 3 years
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary
shall publish criteria on which to base the competition for any
grants awarded under this heading not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
require applications for funding provided under this heading to
be submitted not later than 180 days after the publication of such
criteria, and announce all projects selected to be funded from such
funds not later than 1 year after enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That projects conducted using funds provided under this
heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That
the Secretary may retain up to $1,500,000 of the funds provided
under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to
the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the
Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration, to fund the award and
oversight of grants made under this heading.

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

For an additional amount for necessary investments in Federal
Aviation Administration infrastructure, $200,000,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2010: Provided, That funding provided under this heading shall be used to make improvements
to power systems, air route traffic control centers, air traffic control
towers, terminal radar approach control facilities, and navigation
and landing equipment: Provided further, That priority be given
to such projects or activities that will be completed within 2 years
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That amounts made
available under this heading may be provided through grants in
addition to the other instruments authorized under section 106(l)(6)
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That the Federal
share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this
heading shall be 100 percent: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading may be used for expenses the agency
incurs in administering this program: Provided further, That not
more than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall establish a process for applying, reviewing and awarding
grants and cooperative and other transaction agreements, including
the form and content of an application, and requirements for the
maintenance of records that are necessary to facilitate an effective
audit of the use of the funding provided: Provided further, That
section 50101 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to funds
provided under this heading.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Airports’’, to
enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for discretionary projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and
subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and
for the procurement, installation and commissioning of runway
incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title,
$1,100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2010:
Provided, That such funds shall not be subject to apportionment
formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum percentages under chapter 471: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
distribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants
to airports, with priority given to those projects that demonstrate
to his satisfaction their ability to be completed within 2 years
of enactment of this Act, and serve to supplement and not supplant
planned expenditures from airport-generated revenues or from other
State and local sources on such activities: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall award grants totaling not less than 50 percent
of the funds made available under this heading within 120 days
of enactment of this Act, and award grants for the remaining
amounts not later than 1 year after enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That the Federal share payable of the costs for which
a grant is made under this heading shall be 100 percent: Provided
further, That the amount made available under this heading shall
not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the Grantsin-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: Provided further,
That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
may retain up to 0.2 percent of the funds provided under this