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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3022 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow urbanized area formula 

grants for public transportation projects to be used for operating costs 

in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 

Mr. CARSON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow urbanized 

area formula grants for public transportation projects 

to be used for operating costs in urbanized areas with 

a population of at least 200,000, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Protecting Transit 

5 Through Increased Flexibility Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS. 

7 Section 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 


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1 (1) by striking paragraph (1)(E) and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(E) operating costs of equipment and fa4 cilities for use in public transportation in an ur5 banized area with a population of at least 

6 200,000, if— 

7 ‘‘(i) the term of the grant does not ex8 ceed one year; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the funds are derived from 

10 grants awarded under subparagraph (A), 

11 (B), or (C) pursuant to a request approved 

12 by the Secretary under paragraph (4); 

13 and’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(4) USE OF GRANTS FOR OPERATING ASSIST16 ANCE IN URBANIZED AREAS WITH A POPULATION OF

17 AT LEAST 200,000.— 

18 ‘‘(A) SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS.—A re19 cipient of a grant under paragraph (1)(A), 

20 (1)(B), or (1)(C) for an urbanized area with a 

21 population of at least 200,000 may submit a re22 quest to the Secretary that all or any portion 

23 of the amounts of the grant be made available 

24 for operating costs under paragraph (1)(E). 


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1 ‘‘(B) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN

2 REQUESTS.—A request submitted by a recipient 

3 under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

4 ‘‘(i) documentation illustrating re5 duced tax revenue or appropriations of 

6 funds available to the recipient over the 

7 previous year; 

8 ‘‘(ii) documentation of increased fuel 

9 costs or any other factor affecting the 

10 budget of the recipient for operating costs; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(iii) a certification that the amount 

13 requested under subparagraph (A) does 

14 not exceed the reductions in tax revenues 

15 and appropriations of funds documented 

16 under clause (i). 

17 ‘‘(C) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF RE18 QUESTS.—The Secretary shall approve or dis19 approve a request submitted under subpara20 graph (A) based on— 

21 ‘‘(i) the impact of approval or dis22 approval on the continuity and cost of 

23 service provided by the recipient; 

24 ‘‘(ii) the impact of approval or dis25 approval on the ability of the recipient to 


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1 meet goals established under sections 

2 5303, 5304, and 5306; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) an assessment of the informa4 tion submitted under subparagraph (B). 

5 ‘‘(D) DEADLINE FOR CONSIDERATION OF

6 REQUESTS.—If the Secretary does not approve 

7 or disapprove a request submitted under sub8 paragraph (A) on or before the 60th day fol9 lowing the date of receipt of the request, the re10 quest shall be deemed approved.’’. 

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