Untitled section

Of the unobligated balances made available for the following programs authorized by Public Law 109–59, the Secretary shall make $78,115,871 available for costs related to the planning and operating equipment and facilities for use in public transportation that supplement regular transit services in support of matches or other public events held in domestic host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026— (1) Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands under section 5320 of title 49, United States Code; and (2) bus and bus-related equipment and facilities under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code: Provided, That the Secretary shall provide amounts made available in this section as if such amounts were provided under sections 5307 or 5311 of title 49, United States Code, as applicable: Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of section 5307 of such title, amounts made available in this section shall be available for the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation eligible under sections 5307 or 5311 of such title: Provided further, That the Secretary shall solicit applications for assistance no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act and shall request from applicants seeking assistance cost estimates or demonstrated costs of supplemental public transportation service related to the FIFA World Cup 2026: Provided further, That the Secretary shall evaluate applications for assistance based on the cost estimates or demonstrated costs submitted by applicants and shall award amounts made available in this section based on the applicant’s share of the total amount of cost estimates or demonstrated costs received by the Secretary in response to the solicitation in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements under chapter 53 of such title shall apply to amounts made available in this section, except that the Federal share of the costs for which any grant is made from amounts made available in this section shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided further, That any amounts that are no longer needed under this section may be made available for the original purposes: Provided further, That amounts made available in this section shall only be available for obligation for the purposes specifically authorized in this section in this Act for a period not to exceed one fiscal year after the official closing of the FIFA World Cup 2026 events.