To provide funds for the State of Montana for the operation of public transit activities that serve a non-attainment or maintenance area.

SA 713. Mr. BAUCUS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 605 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill H.R. 3, to
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 269, strike lines 1 through 9 and insert the
following:
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``If a State'' and inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--If a State'';
(B) by striking ``for any project in the State eligible
under section 133.'' and inserting the following: ``for any
project in the State that--
``(i) would otherwise be eligible under this section as if
the project were carried out in a nonattainment or
maintenance area; or
``(ii) is eligible under the surface transportation program
under section 133.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Operating assistance for public transit providers and
transportation management associations.--In addition to other
eligible uses, a State may use funds apportioned under
section 104(b)(2)(D) to provide operating assistance for
public transit providers or transportation management
associations that serve a nonattainment or maintenance area,
if a plan is in place for the project that annually reduces
the amount of operating assistance required.''.
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