---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 609.1"
title: "49"
number: "609.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/609.1"
---

# §609.1. Purpose.


The purpose of this part is to establish formally the requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on transportation for elderly and handicapped persons.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5307(d) and 5308(b); 23 U.S.C. 134, 135 and 142; 29 U.S.C. 794; 49 CFR 1.51.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 18239, Apr. 30, 1976, unless otherwise noted.