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49 U.S. Code § 5505 - University transportation centers program | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 49 › Subtitle III › Chapter 55 › Subchapter I › § 5505 49 U.S. Code § 5505 - University transportation centers program
To receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher education shall submit to the Secretary an application that is in such form and contains such information as the Secretary may require.
(2)Restriction.—
A nonprofit institution of higher education or the lead institution of a consortium of nonprofit institutions of higher education, as applicable, that receives a grant for a national transportation center or a regional transportation center in a fiscal year shall not be eligible to receive as a lead institution or member of a consortium an additional grant in that fiscal year for a national transportation center or a regional transportation center.
Except as otherwise provided by this section, the Secretary shall award grants under this section in nonexclusive candidate topic areas established by the Secretary that address the research priorities identified in section 503 of title 23.
(B)Criteria.—The Secretary, in consultation as appropriate with the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall select each recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive process based on the assessment of the Secretary relating to—
degree-granting programs; and
outreach activities to attract new entrants into the transportation field;
(B)Reports.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the overall review process under paragraph (3) that includes—
The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consult external stakeholders such as the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate and competitively review all proposals.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012, the Secretary, in consultation as appropriate with the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall select grant recipients under subsection (b) and make grant amounts available to the selected recipients.
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall provide grants to 5 recipients that the Secretary determines best meet the criteria described in subsection (b)(3).
For each fiscal year, a grant made available under this paragraph shall be $3,000,000 per recipient.
The grant recipients under this paragraph shall focus research on national transportation issues, as determined by the Secretary.
(ii)Sources.—
The matching amounts referred to in clause (i) may include amounts made available to the recipient under section 504(b) or 505 of title 23.
One regional university transportation center shall be located in each of the 10 Federal regions that comprise the Standard Federal Regions established by the Office of Management and Budget in the document entitled “Standard Federal Regions” and dated April, 1974 (circular A-105).
(B)Selection criteria.—In conducting a competition under subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide grants to 10 recipients on the basis of—
the criteria described in subsection (b)(3);
the location of the center within the Federal region to be served; and
(iii) whether the institution (or, in the case of consortium [1] of institutions, the lead institution) demonstrates that the institution has a well-established, nationally recognized program in transportation research and education, as evidenced by—
For each fiscal year, a grant made available under this paragraph shall be $2,750,000 for each recipient.
The matching amounts referred to in the clause (i) may include amounts made available to the recipient under section 504(b) or 505 of title 23.
The Secretary shall make a grant to 1 of the 10 regional university transportation centers established under this paragraph for the purpose of furthering the objectives described in subsection (a)(2) in the field of comprehensive transportation safety.
The Secretary shall provide grants of $1,500,000 each to not more than 20 recipients to carry out this paragraph.
A lead institution of a consortium that receives a grant under paragraph (2) or (3) shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph.
Subject to clause (iii), as a condition of receiving a grant under this paragraph, a grant recipient shall match 50 percent of the amounts made available under the grant.
(iii)Exemption.—
This subparagraph shall not apply on a demonstration of financial hardship by the applicant institution.
(D)Focused research.—
In awarding grants under this paragraph, consideration shall be given to minority institutions, as defined by section 365 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k), or consortia that include such institutions that have demonstrated an ability in transportation-related research.
disseminate the results of that research through the establishment and operation of an information clearinghouse.
(2)Annual review and evaluation.—Not less frequently than annually, and consistent with the plan developed under section 508 of title 23, the Secretary shall—
submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing that review and evaluation.
For each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the Secretary shall expend not more than 1½ percent of the amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section for any coordination, evaluation, and oversight activities of the Secretary under this section.
Amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out this section shall remain available for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 105–178, title V, § 5110(a), (d), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 441; Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, § 9011(d), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 863; Pub. L. 109–59, title V, § 5401(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1814; Pub. L. 112–141, div. E, title II, § 52009(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 882.)
The date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is the date of enactment of div. E of Pub. L. 112–141, which was approved July 6, 2012.