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Calendar No. 132 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1533 

[Report No. 111–61] 

To provide an extension of public transportation programs authorized under 

the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 

A Legacy for Users. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 29, 2009 

Mr. DODD, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the 

calendar 

A BILL 

To provide an extension of public transportation programs 

authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Transportation 

5 Extension Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR PLANNING PRO2 GRAMS. 

3 Section 5305(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010, and for 

5 the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending March 

6 31, 2011,’’. 

7 SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED AREA FORMULA 

8 GRANTS. 

9 Section 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010, AND THE PERIOD BEGIN13 NING OCTOBER 1, 2010, AND ENDING MARCH 31, 

14 2011’’; 

15 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2009,’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘2010, and the period beginning Octo17 ber 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011,’’; and 

18 (3) in subparagraph (E)— 

19 (A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik20 ing ‘‘AND 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘THROUGH 2010

21 AND DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER

22 1, 2010, AND ENDING MARCH 31, 2011’’; and 

23 (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

24 striking ‘‘and 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘through 

25 2010, and during the period beginning October 

26 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011,’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. ALLOCATING AMOUNTS FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT 

2 GRANTS. 

3 Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

6 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘2010 AND OCTOBER 1, 2010, THROUGH

8 MARCH 31, 2011’’; 

9 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

10 (A), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010, 

11 and during the period beginning October 1, 

12 2010, and ending March 31, 2011,’’; and 

13 (C) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 

14 ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010, and $100,000,000 

15 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and 

16 ending March 31, 2011,’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (6)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

19 ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010, and $7,500,000 

20 shall be available for the period beginning Octo21 ber 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011,’’; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

23 ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010, and $2,500,000 

24 shall be available for the period beginning Octo25 ber 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 2011,’’; and 

26 (3) in paragraph (7)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) 

3 through (viii) as subclauses (I) through 

4 (VIII), respectively; 

5 (ii) in the matter preceding subclause 

6 (I), as so redesignated, by striking 

7 ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and all that follows 

8 through ‘‘2009’’ and inserting the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(i) FISCAL YEARS 2006 THROUGH

11 2010.—$10,000,000 shall be available in 

12 each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010’’; 

13 and 

14 (iii) by inserting after subclause 

15 (VIII), as so redesignated, the following: 

16 ‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 

17 2010, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011.— 

18 $5,000,000 shall be available in the period 

19 beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

20 March 31, 2011, for ferry boats or ferry 

21 terminal facilities. The Secretary shall set 

22 aside a portion of such amount in accord23 ance with clause (i), except that the Sec24 retary shall set aside 50 percent of each 


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1 dollar amount specified in subclauses (I) 

2 through (VIII).’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

4 after ‘‘2009.’’ the following: 

5 ‘‘(v) $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

6 ‘‘(vi) $6,750,000 for the period begin7 ning October 1, 2010, and ending March 

8 31, 2011.’’; 

9 (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, 

10 and during the period beginning October 1, 

11 2010, and ending March 31, 2011,’’ after ‘‘fis12 cal year’’; 

13 (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 

14 and not less than $17,500,000 shall be avail15 able for the period beginning October 1, 2010, 

16 and ending March 31, 2011,’’ after ‘‘year’’; and 

17 (E) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘, 

18 and $1,500,000 shall be available for the period 

19 beginning October 1, 2010, and ending March 

20 31, 2011,’’ after ‘‘year’’. 

21 SEC. 5. APPORTIONMENT OF FORMULA GRANTS FOR 

22 OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS. 

23 Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 

24 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(E) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 


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1 ‘‘(F) $7,500,000 for the period beginning 

2 October 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. APPORTIONMENT BASED ON FIXED GUIDEWAY FAC4 TORS. 

5 Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

8 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘2010’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 2010, 

12 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011.—The Secretary shall appor13 tion amounts made available for fixed guideway mod14 ernization under section 5309 for the period beginning Oc15 tober 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011, in accordance 

16 with subsection (a), except that the Secretary shall appor17 tion 50 percent of each dollar amount specified in sub18 section (a).’’. 

19 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. 

20 (a) FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS.—Section 5338(b) 

21 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

24 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

3 and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(E) $8,360,565,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(F) $4,180,282,500 for the period begin8 ning October 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 

9 2011.’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 

12 $113,500,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘$113,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

14 and 2010, and $56,750,000 for the period be15 ginning October 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 

16 2011,’’; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

18 $4,160,365,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$4,160,365,000 for each of fiscal years 

20 2009 and 2010, and $2,080,182,500 for the pe21 riod beginning October 1, 2010, and ending 

22 March 31, 2011,’’; 

23 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and 

24 $51,500,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$51,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 


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1 2010, and $25,750,000 for the period beginning 

2 October 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011,’’; 

3 (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and 

4 $1,666,500,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and in5 serting ‘‘$1,666,500,000 for each of fiscal years 

6 2009 and 2010, and $833,250,000 for the pe7 riod beginning October 1, 2010 and ending 

8 March 31, 2011,’’; 

9 (E) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and 

10 $984,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$984,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

12 and 2010, and $492,000,000 for the period be13 ginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 

14 2011,’’; 

15 (F) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and 

16 $133,500,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘$133,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

18 and 2010, and $66,750,000 for the period be19 ginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 

20 2011,’’; 

21 (G) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and 

22 $465,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘$465,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

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1 ginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 

2 2011,’’; 

3 (H) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and 

4 $164,500,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘$164,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

6 and 2010, and $82,250,000 for the period be7 ginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 

8 2011,’’; 

9 (I) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and 

10 $92,500,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$92,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 

12 2010, and $46,250,000 for the period beginning 

13 October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 2011,’’; 

14 (J) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘and 

15 $26,900,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$26,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 

17 2010, and $13,450,000 for the period beginning 

18 October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 2011,’’; 

19 (K) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and 

20 $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 

22 2010, and $1,750,000 for the period beginning 

23 October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 2011,’’; 

24 (L) in subparagraph (L), by striking ‘‘and 

25 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 

2 2010, and $12,500,000 for the period beginning 

3 October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 2011,’’; 

4 (M) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘and 

5 $465,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘$465,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

7 and 2010, and $232,500,000 for the period be8 ginning October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 

9 2011,’’; and 

10 (N) in subparagraph (N), by striking ‘‘and 

11 $8,800,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$8,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 

13 2010, and $4,400,000 for the period beginning 

14 October 1, 2010 and ending March 31, 2011,’’. 

15 (b) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.—Section 

16 5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

18 end; 

19 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

20 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(5) $1,809,250,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

23 ‘‘(6) $904,625,000 for the period of October 1, 

24 2010 through March 31, 2011.’’. 


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1 (c) RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CEN2 TERS.—Section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, 

3 is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

5 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and $69,750,000 for 

6 fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘$69,750,000 for 

7 each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and 

8 $34,875,000 for the period beginning October 1, 

9 2010, and ending March 31, 2011’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

13 ‘‘(i) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—Of amounts 

14 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

15 year 2010 under paragraph (1), the Sec16 retary shall allocate for each of the activi17 ties and projects described in subpara18 graphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) 

19 an amount equal to the amount allocated 

20 for fiscal year 2009 under each such sub21 paragraph. 

22 ‘‘(ii) OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH

23 MARCH 31, 2011.—Of amounts authorized 

24 to be appropriated for the period beginning 

25 October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, 


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1 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

2 allocate for each of the activities and 

3 projects described in subparagraphs (A) 

4 through (F) of paragraph (1) an amount 

5 equal to 50 percent of the amount allo6 cated for fiscal year 2009 under each such 

7 subparagraph. 

8 ‘‘(B) UNIVERSITY CENTERS PROGRAM.— 

9 ‘‘(i) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—Of the 

10 amounts allocated under subparagraph 

11 (A)(i) for the university centers program 

12 under section 5506 for fiscal year 2010, 

13 the Secretary shall allocate for each pro14 gram described in clauses (i) through (iii) 

15 and (v) through (viii) of paragraph (2)(A) 

16 an amount equal to the amount allocated 

17 for fiscal year 2009 under each such 

18 clause. 

19 ‘‘(ii) OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH

20 MARCH 31, 2011.—Of the amounts allocated 

21 under subparagraph (A)(i) for the univer22 sity centers program under section 5506 

23 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, 

24 and ending March 31, 2011, the Secretary 

25 shall allocate for each program described 


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1 in clauses (i) through (iii) and (v) through 

2 (viii) of paragraph (2)(A) an amount equal 

3 to 50 percent of the amount allocated for 

4 fiscal year 2009 under each such clause.’’. 

5 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5338(e) of title 49, 

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(5) $98,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

13 ‘‘(6) $49,250,000 for the period beginning Oc14 tober 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011.’’. 

15 SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO SAFETEA-LU. 

16 (a) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PRO17 GRAM.—Section 3011 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

18 Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 

19 (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘2010 and the period beginning October 1, 

22 2010, and ending March 31, 2011’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘2010, and for the period beginning Octo25 ber 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011’’. 


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1 (b) ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH

2 DISABILITIES PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 3012(b)(8) of 

3 the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 

4 Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘March 31, 2011’’. 

7 (c) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of the Safe, 

8 Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

9 Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 

10 1639) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

14 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

15 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(6) $10,338,065,000 for fiscal year 2010, of 

17 which not more than $8,360,565,000 shall be from 

18 the Mass Transit Account; and 

19 ‘‘(7) $5,169,032,500 for the period beginning 

20 October 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011, of 

21 which not more than $4,180,282,500 shall be from 

22 the Mass Transit Account.’’. 

23 (d) PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED

24 GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS.—Section 3043 of the 

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1 uity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 

2 Stat. 1640) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

4 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 

6 2010, and ending March 31, 2011,’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 

8 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 

10 2010, and ending March 31, 2011,’’. 

11 (e) ALLOCATIONS FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH AND

12 TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—Section 3046 of the Safe, Ac13 countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 

14 A Legacy for Users (49 U.S.C. 5338 note) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or period’’ 

16 after ‘‘fiscal year’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.—The Secretary 

19 shall allocate amounts appropriated pursuant to section 

20 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for national re21 search and technology programs under sections 5312, 

22 5314, and 5322 of such title— 

23 ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2010, in amounts equal to 

24 the amounts allocated for fiscal year 2009 under 


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1 each of paragraphs (1) through (3), (5) through (6), 

2 and (8) through (25) of subsection (a); and 

3 ‘‘(2) for the period beginning October 1, 2010, 

4 and ending March 31, 2011, in amounts equal to 50 

5 percent of the amounts allocated for fiscal year 2009 

6 under each of paragraphs (1) through (3), (5) 

7 through (6), and (8) through (25) of subsection (a). 

8 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—If the Secretary determines that a 

9 project or activity described in subsection (a) received suf10 ficient funds in fiscal year 2009, or a previous fiscal year, 

11 to carry out the purpose for which the project or activity 

12 was authorized, the Secretary may not allocate any 

13 amounts under subsection (c) for the project or activity 

14 for fiscal year 2010, or any subsequent fiscal year.’’. 


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Calendar No. 132 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1533 

[Report No. 111–61] 

A BILL 

To provide an extension of public transportation 

Act: A Legacy for Users. able, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity programs authorized under the Safe, AccountJULY 29, 2009 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 


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