S.Amdt. 2351

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   Change 1: Replaces “Code--” with “Code, and section 2105 of this Act--”

   ReplacesPage 971, line 13Printed page

   [struck: Code--][inserted: Code, and section 2105 of this Act--]

   Original wording

   On page 971, line 13, strike “Code--” and insert “Code, and section 2105 of this Act--”.

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   Change 2: Adds SEC. 2104. TRANSPORTATION EQUITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM on page 1061, line 15

   Adds a sectionPrinted page

   Inserted: SEC. 2104. TRANSPORTATION EQUITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a transportation equity cooperative research program.

   Inserted: (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, a person shall be engaged in collaborative research efforts with community-based organizations, which may be based anywhere in the United States.

   Inserted: (c) Research Activities.--The program shall include research designed to--

   Inserted: (1) improve analysis of the distribution of transportation funding in the statewide and metropolitan transportation planning process and the impact of funding decisions on low-income communities (including tribal and Alaska Native communities), with a particular emphasis on health and economic impacts;

   Inserted: (2) improve the analysis of the distribution of transportation funding in the statewide and metropolitan transportation planning process and the impact of funding decisions on transit-dependent populations in urban, suburban, and rural communities;

   Inserted: (3) better understand effective mechanisms for public involvement, engagement, and control in the statewide, metropolitan, and local transportation planning and project delivery process;

   Inserted: (4) develop indicators of economic, social, and environmental performance of transportation systems, with an emphasis on the needs of low-income communities (including tribal and Alaska Native communities) and on the needs of transit-dependent populations in urban and rural areas, to facilitate the analysis of potential alternatives; and

   Inserted: (5) meet additional priorities as determined by the advisory board established under subsection (d).

   Inserted: (d) Advisory Board.--

   Inserted: (1) Establishment.--In consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, the Secretary shall establish an advisory board to--

   Inserted: (A) recommend research under this section relating to surface transportation and community impacts; and

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   Inserted: (B) advise, monitor, and coordinate research efforts undertaken by recipients of grants under the program under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (2) Membership.--The advisory board shall include--

   Inserted: (A) representatives of environmental, justice, civil rights, and community-based organizations;

   Inserted: (B) researchers in the field of transportation equity and environmental justice; and

   Inserted: (C) representatives of State transportation agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, transit operating agencies, and local government.

   Inserted: (e) Number and Amount of Grants.--For each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, the Secretary shall make grants under the program of not more than $750,000 to each of 4 research centers.

   Original wording

   On page 1061, after line 15, add the following:

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