Section 5. Limited waiver of local requirements.
The limitation on Department of Transportation funding of capital projects under section 203(4)(iii) of the act of January 22, 1968 (P.L.42, No.8), known as the Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Law, shall be waived for the additional capital projects in the category of transportation assistance projects for mass transit contained in section 3 of this act, and limitations generally imposed on Department of Transportation funding of capital projects under the act of February 11, 1976 (P.L.14, No.10), known as the Pennsylvania Rural and Intercity Common Carrier Surface Transportation Assistance Act, pursuant to the policy of the department shall be waived for the additional capital projects in the category of transportation assistance projects for mass transit as set forth in section 3 of this act.