,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ahac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ba1 #bjae ,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4 ,donnelly7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish a bus state of good repair program4 #a4 ,bus and bus facilities state of good repair discretionary grants 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ecda4 ,bus and bus facilities state of good repair discretionary grants 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term ,state means a ,state of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 the term territory means the ,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 and the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands4 7b7 ,general authority ,the ,secretary shall make grants under this section to assist eligible recipients described in subsection 7e77#a7 in financing capital projects to maintain bus and bus facilities systems in a state of good repair1 including projects-- 7#a7 to replace1 rehabilitate1 and purchase buses and related equipment2 and 7#b7 to construct bus-related facilities4 7c7 ,grant criteria ,in making grants under this section1 the ,secretary-- 7#a7 with respect to a bus and bus facilities system1 shall consider-- 7,a7 project readiness2 7,b7 the level of commitment of non-,federal funds and the availability of a local financial commitment that exceeds the required non-,federal share of the cost of the project2 and 7,c7 project justification2 7#b7 with respect to the replacement1 rehabilitation1 and purchase of buses and related equipment1 and the construction of bus-related facilities1 shall consider-- 7,a7 condition2 7,b7 the need to comply with any applicable legal requirements relating to reinvestment2 and 7,c7 the status of components2 and 7#c7 in considering the factors under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 shall give priority consideration to vehicle age and mileage4 7d7 ,grant requirements ,the requirements of section #ecjg apply to recipients of grants made under this section4 7e7 ,eligible recipients and subrecipients 7#a7 ,recipients ,eligible recipients under this section are designated recipients that operate bus service or that allocate funding to bus operators4 7#b7 ,subrecipients ,a designated recipient that receives a grant under this section may allocate amounts of the grant to subrecipients that are public agencies or private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation4 7f7 ,government's share of costs 7#a7 ,capital projects ,a grant for a capital project under this section shall be for #hj percent of the net capital costs of the project4 ,a recipient of a grant under this section may provide additional local matching amounts4 7#b7 ,remaining costs ,the remainder of the net project cost shall be provided-- 7,a7 in cash from non-,government sources other than revenues from providing public transportation services2 7,b7 from revenues derived from the sale of advertising and concessions2 7,c7 from an undistributed cash surplus1 a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve1 or new capital2 or 7,d7 from amounts received under a service agreement with a ,state or local social service agency or private social service organization4 7g7 ,period of availability to recipients ,amounts made available to carry out this section may be obligated by a recipient for #c fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the amount is appropriated4 ,not later than #cj days after the end of the #c-year period described in the preceding sentence1 any amount that is not obligated on the last day of that period shall be added to the amount that may be appropriated to carry out this section in the next fiscal year4 7h7 ,funding limit ,not more than #d percent of the amounts made available under section #ecch to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be made available to a single recipient4 7i7 ,bus and bus facilities formula grants 7#a7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a recipient from receiving a grant under section #ecci and a grant under this section4 7#b7 ,funding for formula grants ,of the amounts made available under section #ecch to carry out this section for a fiscal year1 #fb1ejj1jjj shall be available for the bus and bus facilities program under section #ecci1 of which #a1bej1jjj shall be apportioned to each ,state4 4 7b7 ,funding ,section #ecch of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7j7 and 7k7 as subsections 7k7 and 7l71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7i7 the following3 7j7 ,bus and bus facilities state of good repair discretionary grants ,there are authorized to be appropriated out of the ,mass ,transit ,account of the ,highway ,trust ,fund to carry out section #ecda-- 7#a7 #dib1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaf2 7#b7 #fhg1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag2 7#c7 #ggg1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2 7#d7 #hgh1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 7#e7 #iib1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 and 7#f7 #a1chi1jjj1jjj fiscal year #bjba4 4 7c7 ,initial grants ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall begin making grants under section #ecda of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7b74 7d7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ecda4 ,bus and bus facilities state of good repair discretionary grants4 4