---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 604.4"
title: "49"
number: "604.4"
heading: "Charter service agreement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/604.4"
---

# §604.4. Charter service agreement.

- (a) A recipient seeking Federal assistance under the Federal Transit Laws to acquire or operate any public transportation equipment or facilities shall enter into a “Charter Service Agreement” as set out in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section.
- (b) A recipient shall enter into a Charter Service Agreement if it receives Federal funds for equipment or facilities under the Federal Transit Laws. The terms of the Charter Service Agreement are as follows: “The recipient agrees that it, and each of its sub- recipients, and third party contractors at any level who use FTA-funded vehicles, may provide charter service using equipment or facilities acquired with Federal assistance authorized under the Federal Transit Laws only in compliance with the regulations set out in [49 CFR part 604](/cfr/49/part604.md), the terms and conditions of which are adopted herein by reference.”
- (c) The Charter Service Agreement is contained in the Certifications and Assurances published annually by FTA for applicants for Federal financial assistance. Once a recipient receives Federal funds, the Certifications and Assurances become part of its Grant Agreement or Cooperative Agreement for Federal financial assistance.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5323(d); 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 2345, Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 28213, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.