; and (E) in paragraph (7) by striking the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012 and inserting the INVEST in America Act ; (8) in subsection (h)— (A) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that for a project for which a lower local cost share is elected under subsection (l)(1)(C), the Secretary shall enter into a grant agreement under this subsection for any such project that— (A) has at least 75 percent of local financial commitment committed and the remaining percentage budgeted for the proposed purposes; and (B) establishes contingency amounts that the applicant determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases or funding shortfalls. ; and (B) in paragraph (7)(C) by striking 10 days and inserting 3 days ; (9) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: (i) Interrelated projects (1) Ratings improvement The Secretary shall grant a rating increase of 1 level in mobility improvements to any project being rated under subsection (d), (e), or (h), if the Secretary certifies that the project has a qualifying interrelated project that meets the requirements of paragraph (2). (2) Interrelated project A qualifying interrelated project is a transit project that— (A) is adopted into the metropolitan transportation plan required under section 5303; (B) has received a class of action designation under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (C) will likely increase ridership on the project being rated in subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively, as determined by the Secretary; and (D) meets 1 of the following criteria: (i) Extends the corridor of the project being rated in subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively. (ii) Provides a direct passenger transfer to the project being rated in subsection (d), (e), or (h), respectively. ; (10) in subsection (k)(5) by striking 30 days and inserting 3 days