To distribute funds for public transportation urbanized area formula grants through the existing formulas.

SA 944. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 1319, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike subtitle D of title III and insert the following:

Subtitle D--Public Transportation

SEC. 3401. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANTS.

(a) Federal Transit Administration Appropriation.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise made
available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out
of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$30,461,355,534, to remain available until September 30,
2024, that shall--
(A) be for grants to eligible recipients under sections
5307, 5309, 5310, and 5311 of title 49, United States Code,
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus; and
(B) not be subject to any prior restriction on the total
amount of funds available for implementation or execution of
programs authorized under sections 5307, 5310, or 5311 of
such title.
(2) Availability of funds for operating expenses.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) or (b)
of section 5307 and section 5310(b)(2)(A) of title 49, United
States Code, funds provided under this section, other than
subsection (b)(4), shall be available for the operating
expenses of transit agencies to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to the coronavirus public health emergency,
including, beginning on January 20, 2020--
(i) reimbursement for payroll of public transportation
(including payroll and expenses of private providers of
public transportation);
(ii) operating costs to maintain service due to lost
revenue due as a result of the coronavirus public health
emergency, including the purchase of personal protective
equipment; and
(iii) paying the administrative leave of operations or
contractor personnel due to reductions in service.
(B) Use of funds.--Funds described in subparagraph (A)
shall be--
(i) available for immediate obligation, notwithstanding the
requirement for such expenses to be included in a
transportation improvement program, long-range transportation
plan, statewide transportation plan, or statewide
transportation improvement program under sections 5303 and
5304 of title 49, United States Code;
(ii) directed to payroll and operations of public
transportation (including payroll and expenses of private
providers of public transportation), unless the recipient
certifies to the Administrator of the Federal Transit
Administration that the recipient has not furloughed any
employees;
(iii) used to provide a Federal share of the costs for any
grant made under this section of 100 percent.
(b) Allocation of Funds.--
(1) Urbanized area formula grants.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under
subsection (a), $28,294,141,521 shall be for grants to
recipients and subrecipients under section 5307 of title 49,
United States Code, and shall be administered as if such
funds were provided under section 5307 of such title.
(B) Allocation ratio.--Amounts made available under
subparagraph (A) shall be allocated in the same ratio as
funds were provided under section 5307 of title 49, United
States Code, for fiscal year 2020.
(2) Formula grants for the enhanced mobility of seniors and
individuals with disabilities.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under
subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be for grants to recipients
or subrecipients eligible under section 5310 of title 49,
United States Code, and shall be apportioned in accordance
with such section.
(B) Allocation ratio.--Amounts made available under
subparagraph (A) shall be allocated in the same ratio as
funds were provided under section 5310 of title 49, United
States Code, for fiscal year 2020.
(3) Formula grants for rural areas.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under
subsection (a), $317,214,013 shall be for grants to
recipients or subrecipients eligible under section 5311 of
title 49, United States Code, and shall be administered as if
the funds were provided under section 5311 of such title, and
shall be apportioned in accordance with such section, except
as described in paragraph (B).
(B) Allocation ratio.--Amounts made available under
subparagraph (A) to States, as defined in section 5302 of
title 49, United States Code, shall be allocated to such
States based on data contained in the National Transit
Database, such that--
(i) any State that received an amount for similar
activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus that is equal to or greater than 150 percent of
the combined 2018 rural operating costs of the recipients and
subrecipients in such State shall receive an amount equal to
5 percent of such State's 2018 rural operating costs;
(ii) any State that does not receive an allocation under
clause (i) that received an amount for similar activities to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus that is
equal to or greater than 140 percent of the combined 2018
rural operating costs of the recipients and subrecipients in
that State shall receive an amount equal to 10 percent of
such State's 2018 rural operating costs; and
(iii) any State that does not receive an allocation under
clauses (i) or (ii) shall receive an amount equal to 20
percent of such State's 2018 rural operating costs.
(4) Capital investments.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under
subsection (a)--
(i) $1,425,000,000 shall be for grants administered under
subsections (d) and (e) of section 5309 of title 49, United
States Code; and
(ii) $250,000,000 shall be for grants administered under
subsection (h) of section 5309 of title 49, United States
Code.
(B) Funding distribution.--
(i) In general.--Of the amounts made available in
subparagraph (A)(i), $1,250,000,000 shall be provided to each
recipient for all projects with existing full funding grant
agreements that received allocations for fiscal year 2019 or
2020, except that recipients with projects open for revenue
service are not eligible to receive a grant under this
subparagraph. Funds shall be provided proportionally based on
the non-capital investment grant share of the amount
allocated.
(ii) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available in
subparagraph (A)(i), $175,000,000 shall be provided to each
recipient for all projects with existing full funding grant
agreements that received an allocation only prior to fiscal
year 2019, except that projects open for revenue service are
not eligible to receive a grant under this subparagraph and
no project may receive more than 40 percent of the amounts
provided under this clause. The Administrator of the Federal
Transit Administration shall proportionally distribute funds
in excess of such percent to recipients for which the percent
of funds does not exceed 40 percent. Funds shall be provided
proportionally based on the non-capital investment grant
share of the amount allocated.
(iii) Eligible recipients.--For amounts made available in
subparagraph (A)(ii), eligible recipients shall be any
recipient of an allocation under subsection (h) of section
5309 of title 49, United States Code, or an applicant in the
project development phase described in paragraph (2) of such
subsection.
(iv) Amount.--Amounts distributed under clauses (i), (ii),
and (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be provided
notwithstanding the limitation of any calculation of the
maximum amount of Federal financial assistance for the
project under subsection (k)(2)(C)(ii) or (h)(7) of section
5309 of title 49, United States Code.
(5) Section 5311(f) services.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under
subsection (a) and in addition to the amounts made available
under paragraph (3), $100,000,000 shall be available for
grants to recipients for bus operators that partner with
recipients or subrecipients of funds under section 5311(f) of
title 49, United States Code.
(B) Allocation ratio.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration shall
allocate amounts under subparagraph (A) in the same ratio as
funds were provided under section 5311 of title 49, United
States Code, for fiscal year 2020.
(C) Exception.--If a State or territory does not have bus
providers eligible under section 5311(f) of title 49, United
States Code, funds under this paragraph may be used by such
State or territory for any expense eligible under section
5311 of title 49, United States Code.
(6) Planning.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under
subsection (a), $25,000,000 shall be for grants to recipients
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under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, for the
planning of public transportation associated with the
restoration of services as the coronavirus public health
emergency concludes and shall be available in accordance with
such section.
(B) Availability of funds for route planning.--Amounts made
available under subparagraph (A) shall be available for route
planning designed to--
(i) increase ridership and reduce travel times, while
maintaining or expanding the total level of vehicle revenue
miles of service provided in the planning period; or
(ii) make service adjustments to increase the quality or
frequency of service provided to low-income riders and
disadvantaged neighborhoods or communities.
(C) Limitation.--Amounts made available under subparagraph
(A) shall not be used for route planning related to
transitioning public transportation service provided as of
the date of receipt of funds to a transportation network
company or other third-party contract provider, unless the
existing provider of public transportation service is a
third-party contract provider.
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