[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4316 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4316
To authorize urbanized area formula grants for service improvement and
safety and security enhancement, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 9, 2024
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To authorize urbanized area formula grants for service improvement and
safety and security enhancement, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Moving Transit Forward Act of
2024''.
SEC. 2. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS FOR SERVICE IMPROVEMENT AND
SAFETY AND SECURITY ENHANCEMENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5307 the following:
``Sec. 5308. Urbanized area formula grants for service improvement and
safety and security enhancement
``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make grants under this
section for--
``(1) operating costs of equipment and facilities for use
in public transportation in an urbanized area, if such costs
increase or support the quality, frequency, or geographic
availability of service;
``(2) planning of service adjustments to increase the
quality, frequency, or geographic availability of service;
``(3) capital projects or operating costs to increase the
security of an existing or planned public transportation
system, including costs of law enforcement or security
personnel; or
``(4) capital projects for safety risk mitigations that are
identified and recommended by the safety committee of a
recipient under section 5329.
``(b) Apportionments.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion the
amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out this
section so that each urbanized area is entitled to receive an
amount equal to the amount apportioned under this section
multiplied by a ratio equal to the urbanized area's operating
expenses for the most recent year reported to the Secretary
under section 5335, divided by the total operating expenses
attributable to all urbanized areas.
``(2) Additional amounts.--Amounts apportioned to each
urbanized area shall be added to amounts apportioned to that
urbanized area under section 5336 and made available for
eligible activities under this section in accordance with the
requirements of section 5307, except as modified under this
section.
``(c) Grant Requirements.--
``(1) Certifications.--
``(A) Grants for operating costs of equipment and
facilities to increase or support service.--A recipient
of assistance for operating costs under subsection
(a)(1) shall certify to the Secretary that the
recipient will--
``(i) utilize the operating assistance to
increase or support the total level of vehicle
revenue service provided by the recipient; and
``(ii) ensure that the amount of non-
Federal expenditures for operating expenses for
each of the fiscal years for which the
recipient proposes to use the operating
assistance to increase or support vehicle
revenue service is not less than the amount of
non-Federal expenditures of the recipient for
operating expenses for the most recent fiscal
year.
``(B) Grants for capital projects or operating
costs to increase security.--A recipient of assistance
for capital projects or operating costs under
subsection (a)(3) shall certify to the Secretary that
the recipient will ensure that the amount of non-
Federal expenditures for security expenses of the
recipient for each of the fiscal years for which the
recipient proposes to use assistance to increase the
security of an existing or planned public
transportation system is not less than the amount of
non-Federal expenditures for security expenses of the
recipient for the most recent fiscal year.
``(2) Other programs or plans.--Operating assistance under
this section is not required to be included in a transportation
improvement program, metropolitan transportation plan,
Statewide transportation improvement program, or Statewide
transportation plan under section 5303 or 5304.
``(3) Prohibition.--Operating assistance under subsection
(a)(1) and assistance for planning under subsection (a)(2)
shall not be made available for transitioning fixed route
public transportation service provided as of the date of
receipt of funds to services offered by a third-party contract
provider providing on-demand service.
``(4) Other amounts.--Notwithstanding section
5307(a)(1)(D), an urbanized area may use not more than 10
percent of the apportionment for the area under section 5336 as
if such amounts were made available originally under this
section.
``(d) Government Share of Costs for Operating Expenses.--
``(1) In general.--A grant under this section for operating
expenses shall be for 80 percent of the net project cost of the
project.
``(2) Additional matching amounts.--A recipient of a grant
under this section for operating expenses may provide
additional local matching amounts beyond the amount required
under paragraph (1).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 5307 the following:
``5308. Urbanized area formula grants for service improvement and
safety and security enhancement.''.
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