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To amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the Transportation Alternatives Program.

S. 705 · 114th Congress · Mar 11, 2015 · Lineage

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Section 1 Transportation alternatives program

(a)
Cost sharing— Section 120 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(l) Transportation Alternatives Program—The Federal share requirements under this section applicable to the transportation alternatives program under section 213 may be met based on—

“(1) an individual project or activity under that section; or

“(2) a program of projects or activities approved under that section.”

(b)
Eligible entities; annual reports— Section 213 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking “each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014” and inserting “each fiscal year”; and
(B)
in paragraph (2), by striking “2 percent” and inserting “3 percent”;
(2)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “50 percent” and inserting “66.67 percent”; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “50 percent shall be obligated” and inserting “33.33 percent shall be obligated to any eligible entity”; and
(B)
in paragraph (4)(B)—
(i)
by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively;
(ii)
by inserting after clause (v), the following:

“(vi) a not-for-profit entity responsible for the administration of local transportation safety programs;

“(vii) a metropolitan planning organization that is not developing the competitive process for funding”

(iii)
in clause (viii), as redesignated, by inserting “for an urbanized population of more than 200,000” after “metropolitan planning organization”;
(3)
in subsection (d), by inserting “available under subsection (c)(1)(B)” after “excess funds”;
(4)
by striking subsection (e); and
(5)
by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

“(g) Annual reports

“(1) In general—Each State or metropolitan planning organization responsible for carrying out the requirements under this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary that describes—

“(A) the number of project applications received for each fiscal year, including—

“(i) the aggregate cost of the projects for which applications are received; and

“(ii) the types of projects to be carried out (as described in subsection (b)), expressed as percentages of the State’s total apportionment under subsection (a); and

“(B) the number of projects selected for funding for each fiscal year, including the aggregate cost and location of projects selected.

“(2) Public availability—The Secretary shall make available to the public, in a user-friendly format on the website of the Department, a copy of each annual report submitted under paragraph (1).”