Transit Bus Procurement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5893
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-02-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles

Public contracts and procurement

Public transit

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transit Bus Procurement Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide access to GSA sources of supply (schedules) for buses to recipients or subrecipients of federal public transportation grant assistance to purchase buses for public transportation.</p> <p>The Department of Transportation must restrict schedule access to recipients or subrecipients in areas with a population of</p> <ul> <li>less than 200,000, and</li> <li>200,00 or more with 100 or fewer buses in fixed route service during peak hours.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5893 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2020 Mr. Cartwright introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide certain purchasing authority for recipients or subrecipients of grants under chapter 53 of title 49 of such Code, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transit Bus Procurement Act . 2. Purchasing authority Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) Use of supply schedules for the purchase of buses (1) In general The Administrator shall provide access to sources of supply for buses to recipients or subrecipients of Federal assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to obtain buses for use in public transportation. (2) Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation shall restrict access to sources of supply of the General Services Administration to obtain buses to recipients or subrecipients described in paragraph (1) in areas with a population of less than 200,000 and to recipients or subrecipients in areas with a population of 200,000 or more with 100 or fewer buses in fixed route service during peak service hours. .