S.Amdt. 1720

1. Adds SEC. __. COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN at the end of division B

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. __. COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

   Inserted: Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in section 5307(b)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting "that receives amounts apportioned for an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000" after "Each grant recipient under this subsection";

   Inserted: (2) in section 5310, by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(e) Requirements.--A grant under this section shall be subject to the same requirements as a grant under section 5307, to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate."; and

   Inserted: (3) in section 5311--

   Inserted: (A) in subsection (g)--

   Inserted: (i) by striking paragraph (2); and

   Inserted: (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and

   Inserted: (B) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(l) Coordinated Public Transportation Plan.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Each State that receives funding under this section, section 5310, or section 5336(a)(1) shall develop a coordinated public transportation plan, in coordination with each recipient of funding under this section, section 5310, or section 5336(a)(1), respectively, in the State--

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   Inserted: "(A) to enhance the coordination and efficiency of public transportation service; and

   Inserted: "(B) to improve public transportation service for low-income individuals, individuals with disabilities, and seniors in--

   Inserted: "(i) other than urbanized areas; and

   Inserted: "(ii) urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000.

   Inserted: "(2) Development of plan.--A coordinated public transportation plan under paragraph (1) shall be developed and approved through a process that includes participation by--

   Inserted: "(A) low-income individuals;

   Inserted: "(B) individuals with disabilities;

   Inserted: "(C) seniors;

   Inserted: "(D) representatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human services providers;

   Inserted: "(E) Indian tribes; and

   Inserted: "(F) the public.

   Inserted: "(3) Mobility management.--Each State shall allocate not more than 1 percent of the amounts made available to the State under each of this section, section 5310, or section 5336(a)(1), as applicable, for mobility management activities, as described in section 5302(3)(K), relating to the development of, or included in, the coordinated public transportation plan.

   Inserted: "(4) Participation in plan.--Each State that receives amounts made available under this section or section 5310 shall, to the extent practicable, give priority in the allocation of amounts made available under this section or section 5310 to recipients that participated in the development of the coordinated public transportation plan under this subsection.

   Inserted: "(5) Project selection and plan development.--Each recipient of amounts made available under this section, section 5310, or section 5336(a)(1) shall certify that--

   Inserted: "(A) the projects selected by the recipient to be carried out using amounts made available under such sections were included in the coordinated public transportation plan or otherwise approved by the Governor of the State;

   Inserted: "(B) to the maximum extent feasible, the services funded using amounts made available under such sections are coordinated with transportation services funded by other Federal departments and agencies; and

   Inserted: "(C) any amounts made available under such sections that are allocated to subrecipients are allocated on a fair and equitable basis.".

   Original wording

   At the end of division B, add the following:

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