To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transportation, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transportation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H18803FE1A98F4BA89E9A10568D768187: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act.
- Section H4B9D7933A96041F791106F194C6B413B: 2. High quality transit operating support program Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5307 the following:...
- Section H7469392A85DB40C6AF854DA50E09355F: 5308. High quality transit operating support program The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program under which the Secretary may make grants to...
- Section H7EDB40B5759448709A46926723E0F0A8: 3. Increased Federal share of operating costs for rural areas Section 5311(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2)Operating...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transportation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transportation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Auchincloss, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a recipient or subrecipient of funds under section 5307 or 5311. The term underserved community means— a census tract or block numbering area in which the median income does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income
a recipient or subrecipient of funds under section 5307 or 5311. The term underserved community means— a census tract or block numbering area in which the median income does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income
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