§ 5337.
(f)
Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement.—
(1)
In general.—
The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to assist State and local governmental authorities in financing capital projects for the replacement of rail rolling stock.
(2)
Grant requirements.—
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a grant under this subsection shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as a grant under subsection (b).
(3)
Competitive process.—
The Secretary shall solicit grant applications and make not more than 3 new awards to eligible projects under this subsection on a competitive basis each fiscal year.
(4)
Consideration.—
In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider—
(A)
the size of the rail system of the applicant;
(B)
the amount of funds available to the applicant under this subsection;
(C)
the age and condition of the rail rolling stock of the applicant that has exceeded or will exceed the useful service life of the rail rolling stock in the 5-year period following the grant; and
(D)
whether the applicant has identified replacement of the rail vehicles as a priority in the investment prioritization portion of the transit asset management plan of the recipient pursuant to part 625 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
(5)
Maximum share of competitive grant assistance.—
The amount of grant assistance provided by the Secretary under this subsection, as a share of eligible project costs, shall be not more than 50 percent.
(6)
Government share of cost.—
The Government share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent.
(7)
Multi-year grant agreements.—
(A)
In general.—
An eligible project for which a grant is provided under this subsection may be carried out through a multi-year grant agreement in accordance with this paragraph.
(B)
Requirements.—
A multi-year grant agreement under this paragraph shall—
(i)
establish the terms of participation by the Federal Government in the project; and
(ii)
establish the maximum amount of Federal financial assistance for the project that may be provided through grant payments to be provided in not more than 3 consecutive fiscal years.
(C)
Financial rules.—
A multi-year grant agreement under this paragraph—
(i)
shall obligate an amount of available budget authority specified in law; and
(ii)
may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to be specified in law in advance for commitments under this paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future available budget authority specified in law.
(D)
Statement of contingent commitment.—
A multi-year agreement under this paragraph shall state that the contingent commitment is not an obligation of the Federal Government.
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