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Union Calendar No. 392
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5157
[Report No. 107–644]
To amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, to allow transit
systems in urbanized areas that, for the first time, exceeded 200,000
in population according to the 2000 census to retain flexibility in the
use of Federal transit formula grants in fiscal year 2003, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 2002
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BORSKI,
Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. PITTS, Mr. OTTER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr.
MCGOVERN, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. FRANK, Mr. THORN-
BERRY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.
FORBES, Mr. SIMPSON, Mrs. BONO, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. TAUSCHER,
Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. WOOLSEY,
Mr. BOYD, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr.
THOMPSON of California, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. HOOLEY of Or-
egon, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. GOSS, Mr.
LEWIS of California, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. MEE-
HAN, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. SWEENEY, and Mr. WATT of North
Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
SEPTEMBER 5, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. MEEHAN,
Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. WATT of North Carolina,
and Mr. HINCHEY
SEPTEMBER 5, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code,
to allow transit systems in urbanized areas that, for
the first time, exceeded 200,000 in population according
to the 2000 census to retain flexibility in the use of
Federal transit formula grants in fiscal year 2003, 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. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.
Section 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking the last sentence of paragraph
(1);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003.—
‘‘(A) INCREASED FLEXIBILITY.—The Sec-
retary may make grants under this section,
from funds made available to carry out this sec-
tion for fiscal year 2003, to finance the oper-
ating cost of equipment and facilities for use in
mass transportation in an urbanized area with
a population of at least 200,000 as determined
under the 2000 decennial census of population
if—
‘‘(i) the urbanized area had a popu-
lation of less than 200,000 as determined
under the 1990 Federal decennial census
of population;
‘‘(ii) a portion of the urbanized area
was a separate urbanized area with a pop-
ulation of less than 200,000 as determined
under the 1990 Federal decennial census
of population; or
‘‘(iii) the area was not designated as
a urbanized area as determined under the
1990 Federal decennial census of popu-
lation.
‘‘(B) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS.—Amounts
made available pursuant to subparagraphs
(A)(i) and (A)(ii) shall be no more than the
amount apportioned in fiscal year 2002 to the
urbanized area with a population of less than
200,000 as determined in the 1990 Federal de-
cennial census of population. Amounts made
available pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii)
shall be no more than the amount apportioned
under this section for fiscal year 2003.’’; and