[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2722 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2722
To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional transit
systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2003
Mr. Pitts (for himself, Mr. Otter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Burgess, Ms.
Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Foley, Mr. English, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gilchrest,
Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Holden,
Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Hastings
of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional transit
systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transit System Flexibility
Protection Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
Section 5307(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``200,000.'' and inserting ``360,000. The Secretary may make
grants under this section to a transit system to finance the operating
cost of equipment and facilities for use in mass transportation in an
urbanized area with a population of more than 360,000 if such transit
system operates less than 100 buses on fixed route service during peak
service hours.''.
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