An amendment numbered 18 printed in Part B of House Report 110-300 to create a pilot program in urbanized and other than urbanized areas to increase the use of vanpooling and the number of vanpools in service.

1. Adds SEC. __. CAPITAL COST OF CONTRACTING VANPOOL PILOT PROGRAM on page 436, line 8

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   Inserted: SEC. __. CAPITAL COST OF CONTRACTING VANPOOL PILOT PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and implement a pilot program to carry out vanpool demonstration projects in not more than 3 urbanized areas and not more than 2 other than urbanized areas.

   Inserted: (b) Pilot Program.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 5323(i) of title 49, United States Code, for each project selected for participation in the pilot program, the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal share provided by a recipient of assistance for a capital project under chapter 53 of such title to include the amounts described in paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (2) Conditions on acquisition of vans.--The amount expended by a private provider of public transportation by vanpool for the acquisition of vans to be used by such private provider in the recipient's service area, excluding any amounts the provider may have received in Federal, State, or local government assistance for such acquisition, if the private provider enters into a legally binding agreement with the recipient that requires the private provider to use all revenues it receives in providing public transportation in such service area, in excess of its operating costs, for the purpose of acquiring vans to be used by the private provider in such service area.

   Inserted: (c) Program Term.--The Secretary may approve an application for a vanpool demonstration project for fiscal years 2008 through 2009.

   Inserted: (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, a report containing an assessment of the costs, benefits, and efficiencies of the vanpool demonstration projects.

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   Page 436, before line 8, insert the following (and conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):

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