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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Transit 
Through Increased Flexibility Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS. 
Section 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (1)(E) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(E) operating costs of equipment and fa-
cilities for use in public transportation in an ur-
banized area with a population of at least 
200,000, if— 
‘‘(i) the term of the grant does not ex-
ceed one year; and 
‘‘(ii) the funds are derived from 
grants awarded under subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C) pursuant to a request approved 
by the Secretary under paragraph (4); 
and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) USE OF GRANTS FOR OPERATING ASSIST-
ANCE IN URBANIZED AREAS WITH A POPULATION OF 
AT LEAST 200,000.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION
OF
REQUESTS.—A re-
cipient of a grant under paragraph (1)(A), 
(1)(B), or (1)(C) for an urbanized area with a 
population of at least 200,000 may submit a re-
quest to the Secretary that all or any portion 
of the amounts of the grant be made available 
for operating costs under paragraph (1)(E). 
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‘‘(B) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 
REQUESTS.—A request submitted by a recipient 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) documentation illustrating re-
duced tax revenue or appropriations of 
funds available to the recipient over the 
previous year; 
‘‘(ii) documentation of increased fuel 
costs or any other factor affecting the 
budget of the recipient for operating costs; 
and 
‘‘(iii) a certification that the amount 
requested under subparagraph (A) does 
not exceed the reductions in tax revenues 
and appropriations of funds documented 
under clause (i). 
‘‘(C) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF RE-
QUESTS.—The Secretary shall approve or dis-
approve a request submitted under subpara-
graph (A) based on— 
‘‘(i) the impact of approval or dis-
approval on the continuity and cost of 
service provided by the recipient; 
‘‘(ii) the impact of approval or dis-
approval on the ability of the recipient to 
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