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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1394
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize programs and activities 
to promote intermodal transportation of passengers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2003
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. 
BURGESS, Mr. FROST, Mr. OWENS, Mr. CASE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BAKER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Ms. MILLENDER-
MCDONALD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize pro-
grams and activities to promote intermodal transpor-
tation of passengers, 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 ‘‘Intermodal Transpor-
tation Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5315 
the following: 
‘‘§ 5316. Intermodal transportation facilities program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and carry out an intermodal transportation facilities 
program in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary shall make grants on a competitive basis to public 
or private entities to finance projects for the construction, 
reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and renovation of fa-
cilities, whether publicly or privately owned, designed and 
operated to promote the intermodal transportation of pas-
sengers. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary 
shall make grants for a project under this section directly 
to the public or private entity that will develop or operate 
the facility receiving assistance under the project. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant for a project under this section, an entity shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
form, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. At a minimum, the application shall contain 
a plan for the project and such additional information as
the Secretary may require to ensure full accountability for 
the obligation and expenditure of amounts for the project. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Facilities for which as-
sistance may be provided under the program include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Facilities to connect urban or rural local 
transit, van, and commuter services with intercity 
bus and rail services. 
‘‘(2) Facilities to connect intercity bus, intercity 
rail, local transit, van, and commuter services with 
commercial air services. 
‘‘(3) Facilities to provide park and ride services 
at suburban locations connecting with local mass 
transportation, commuter services, and intercity bus 
and rail facilities. 
‘‘(4) Such other intermodal facilities as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that integrate 
all available modes of intercity and local mass transpor-
tation in a community. 
‘‘(g) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project financed using amounts from a grant 
under this section shall not exceed 90 percent.
‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY OF PLANNING AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may make a grant for a 
project under this section only after finding that the 
project is part of the approved program of projects re-
quired under sections 5303 through 5306. Section 
5333(b) applies to a project receiving assistance under 
this section. 
‘‘(i) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—A grant approved by 
the Secretary that is financed with amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section is a contractual obligation 
of the United States Government to pay the Government’s 
share of the cost of the project. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2009. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 5315 the following:
‘‘5316. Intermodal facilities program.’’.
SEC. 3. RURAL CONNECTIONS TO AIRPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5316, 
as inserted by section 2(a) of this Act, the following:
‘‘§ 5317. Rural connections to airports 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall carry out a program to promote essential intercity 
bus and commercial van service by private operators be-
tween non-urbanized and small urban areas and primary 
airports, as defined in section 47102, including inter-
mediate points. 
‘‘(b) STATE PROGRAMS.—A State shall use amounts 
apportioned under this section for eligible transportation 
projects that are included in a State program of projects. 
The program shall be submitted annually to the Secretary. 
The Secretary may approve the program only if the Sec-
retary finds that the program is consistent with the pur-
poses of this section and provides a fair distribution of 
amounts in the State. 
‘‘(c) APPORTIONMENT OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary 
shall apportion amounts made available to carry out this 
section among the States in the same manner as amounts 
are apportioned under section 5311(c). 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Eligible projects under 
this section include—
‘‘(1) planning and marketing for eligible inter-
city bus and commercial van service; 
‘‘(2) capital grants for bus terminals, park and 
ride facilities, and joint-use facilities, including inter-
modal terminals located at or near an airport or at
any other location, if there is a planned airport con-
nection from the facility; 
‘‘(3) operating grants through purchase-of-serv-
ice agreements, user-side subsidies, and demonstra-
tion projects; 
‘‘(4) developing and enhancing security proce-
dures for bus and commercial van passengers con-
necting to commercial air services; and 
‘‘(5) enhancing connections between intercity 
bus or commercial van service and commercial air 
services at the airport. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
State may contract with a duly licensed private oper-
ator of intercity bus or commercial van service to 
provide essential intercity bus or commercial van 
service under the program. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Funds made available to 
carry out this section may not be used to provide 
service that duplicates, in whole or in part, service 
being provided by an existing private operator with-
out operating subsidy. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project financed using amounts made available 
under this section shall not exceed 90 percent.
‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appor-
tioned to a State under this section shall remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(h) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
LAWS.—Section 
5311(j) applies to this section. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
out this section—
‘‘(1) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004, 
2005, and 2006; and 
‘‘(2) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007, 
2008, and 2009. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 5316, as inserted by section 2(b) of this 
Act, the following:
‘‘5317. Rural connections to airports.’’.
SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSI-
BILITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
Section 3038(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 393) 
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the following amounts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 through 2009’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘buses:’’ and all that fol-
lows before the last sentence and inserting 
‘‘buses.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$6,800,000 
shall be available for fiscal years 2000 through 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 shall be available 
for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009’’. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION SYS-
TEM. 
Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 5339. National transportation information system 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and carry out, on a priority basis and in coordination 
with States and private entities, a national public trans-
portation information system in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN SYSTEM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The system shall include, 
to the maximum extent practicable, for all public 
and private providers of scheduled passenger trans-
portation service over fixed routes, information on—
‘‘(A) service, fares, and schedules; and 
‘‘(B) availability of service accessible to 
persons with disabilities. 
‘‘(2) PROVIDERS
OF
SCHEDULED
PASSENGER 
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DEFINED.—In paragraph 
(1), the term ‘providers of scheduled passenger 
transportation service’ includes providers of intercity 
bus and intercity rail service, commuter service, local 
and rural transit service, and demand responsive 
intercity bus service. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC ACCESS TO SYSTEM.—Information in-
cluded in the system shall be made available to the public, 
on a real-time basis, by telephone and on the Internet. 
Such system shall be fully accessible to persons with dis-
abilities. 
‘‘(d) DEADLINE.—The system shall be fully oper-
ational not later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(e) PRIVATE CONTRACTORS.—The Secretary may 
carry out this section by contracting with private entities 
to plan, construct, operate, and maintain the system. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project financed using amounts made available 
to carry out this section shall not exceed 90 percent.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
out this section—
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
and 2005; and 
‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘5339. National transportation information system.’’.
SEC. 6. CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF CAPITAL PROJECT.—Section 
5302(a)(1)(G)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) excluding construction of a com-
mercial revenue producing facility to the 
extent that the facility is not intended to 
be used to provide mass transportation or 
intercity bus or rail transportation.’’. 
(b) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS AND LOANS.—
Section 5309(a)(1)(C) of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(C) the capital costs of coordinating mass 
transportation with other transportation, including
costs associated with the mass transportation, inter-
city bus, or intercity rail components of facility 
projects intended to enhance such coordination;’’.
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