---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1.90"
title: "49"
number: "1.90"
heading: "The Federal Transit Administration."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1.90"
---

# §1.90. The Federal Transit Administration.


Is responsible for:

- (a) Providing grants that support the development of safe, comprehensive and coordinated public transportation systems;
- (b) Creating and implementing a national public transportation safety program that includes the development of safety practices and standards;
- (c) Assisting public transportation systems to achieve and maintain their infrastructure, equipment and vehicles in a state of good repair;
- (d) Promoting the environmental benefits of public transportation through continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning that improves the performance of the intermodal transportation system.
- (e) Supporting research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects dedicated to assisting in the delivery of safe, efficient and effective public transportation service;
- (f) Supporting, in coordination with FHWA and FRA, strong connections between public transportation and other modes of transportation, including bicycle/pedestrian facilities and station-area development that strengthen local communities; and
- (g) Maximizing the positive impacts on the U.S. economy by encouraging domestic manufacturing on transit projects through the enforcement of Buy America provisions.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 19819, Apr. 5, 2016, unless otherwise noted.