Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Transit Workforce Development Act”.
Transit Workforce Development Act
A BILL
To amend sections 5314 and 5339 of title 49, United States Code, to allow for the use of a portion of grants available for buses and bus-related equipment and facilities to be used for workforce development and training, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Use of grants for buses and bus facilities for workforce development training
In general— Section 5314(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “sections 5307, 5337, and 5339” and inserting “sections 5307 and 5337, and not more than 10 percent of amounts made available to a recipient under section 5339,”.
Workforce development training— Section 5339(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
by striking “5 percent” and inserting “10 percent”;
by striking “zero emissions vehicles (as defined in subsection (c)(1)) or related infrastructure” and inserting “buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities”;
by striking “under subsection (b) or (c)” and inserting “under subsections (a), (b), or (c)”; and
by striking “under the recipient's plan to address the impact of the transition to zero emission vehicles on the applicant's current workforce under subsection (c)(3)(D)”.