,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ba1 #bjae ,mr4  
,moran 7= himself & ,mr4 ,donnelly7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a bus /ate ( good   
repair program4  #a4 ,bus & bus         
facilities /ate ( good repair           
discretion>y grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]
 #ec ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
#ecda4 ,bus & bus facilities /ate ( good
 repair discretion>y grants  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 ,/ate means a ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
&  7#b7 ! t]m t]ritory means ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 
& ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4  7b7   
,g5]al au?ority ,! ,secret>y %all make  
grants "u ?is section to assi/ eligible 
recipi5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#a7 
9 f9anc+ capital projects to ma9ta9 bus 

& bus facilities sy/ems 9 a /ate ( good 
repair1 includ+ projects--  7#a7 to     
replace1 rehabilitate1 & pur*ase buses &
 relat$ equipm5t2 &  7#b7 to con/ruct   
bus-relat$ facilities4  7c7 ,grant      
crit]ia ,9 mak+ grants "u ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y-- 7#a7 ) respect to a bus &  
bus facilities sy/em1 %all consid]--    
7,a7 project read9ess2  7,b7 ! level (  
commitm5t ( non-,f$]al funds & !        
availability ( a local f9ancial         
commitm5t t exce$s ! requir$ non-,f$]al 
%>e ( ! co/ ( ! project2 &  7,c7 project
 ju/ification2  7#b7 ) respect to !     
replacem5t1 rehabilitation1 & pur*ase ( 
buses & relat$ equipm5t1 & ! con/ruction
 ( bus-relat$ facilities1 %all consid]--
  7,a7 condition2  7,b7 ! ne$ to comply 
) any applicable legal requirem5ts      
relat+ to re9ve/m5t2 &  7,c7 ! /atus (  
compon5ts2 &  7#c7 9 consid]+ ! factors 
"u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 %all give     
priority consid]ation to vehicle age &  
mileage4  7d7 ,grant requirem5ts ,!     
requirem5ts ( section #ecjg apply to    

recipi5ts ( grants made "u ?is section4 
7e7 ,eligible recipi5ts & subrecipi5ts  
7#a7 ,recipi5ts ,eligible recipi5ts "u  
?is section are designat$ recipi5ts t   
op]ate bus s]vice or t allocate fund+ to
 bus op]ators4  7#b7 ,subrecipi5ts ,a   
designat$ recipi5t t receives a grant "u
 ?is section may allocate am\nts ( !    
grant to subrecipi5ts t are public      
ag5cies or private nonpr(it             
organizations engag$ 9 public           
transportation4  7f7 ,gov]nm5t's %>e (  
co/s  7#a7 ,capital projects ,a grant = 
a capital project "u ?is section %all be
 = #hj p]c5t ( ! net capital co/s ( !   
project4 ,a recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is   
section may provide additional local    
mat*+ am\nts4  7#b7 ,rema9+ co/s ,!     
rema9d] ( ! net project co/ %all be     
provid$-- 7,a7 9 ca% f non-,gov]nm5t    
s\rces o!r ?an rev5ues f provid+ public 
transportation s]vices2  7,b7 f rev5ues 
d]iv$ f ! sale ( adv]tis+ & concessions2
  7,c7 f an undi/ribut$ ca% surplus1 a  
replacem5t or depreciation ca% fund or  

res]ve1 or new capital2 or  7,d7 f      
am\nts receiv$ "u a s]vice agreem5t ) a 
,/ate or local social s]vice ag5cy or   
private social s]vice organization4  7g7
 ,p]iod ( availability to recipi5ts     
,am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is  
section may be obligat$ by a recipi5t = 
#c fiscal ye>s aft] ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* !
 am\nt is appropriat$4 ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] ! end ( ! #c-ye> p]iod        
describ$ 9 ! prec$+ s5t5ce1 any am\nt t 
is n obligat$ on ! la/ day ( t p]iod    
%all be add$ to ! am\nt t may be        
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section 9 ! 
next fiscal ye>4  7h7 ,fund+ limit ,n m 
?an #d p]c5t ( ! am\nts made available  
"u section #ecch to c>ry out ?is section
 = a fiscal ye> %all be made available  
to a s+le recipi5t4  7i7 ,bus & bus     
facilities =mula grants  7#a7 ,rule (   
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to prohibit a recipi5t f receiv+
 a grant "u section #ecci & a grant "u  
?is section4  7#b7 ,fund+ = =mula grants
 ,( ! am\nts made available "u section  

#ecch to c>ry out ?is section = a fiscal
 ye>1 #fb1ejj1jjj %all be available = ! 
bus & bus facilities program "u section 
#ecci1 ( :i* #a1bej1jjj %all be         
apportion$ to ea* ,/ate4  4  7b7 ,fund+ 
,section #ecch ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by        
r$esignat+ subsections 7j7 & 7k7 z      
subsections 7k7 & 7l71 respectively2 &  
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7i7 !    
foll[+3  7j7 ,bus & bus facilities /ate 
( good repair discretion>y grants ,!re  
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ out ( !  
,mass ,transit ,acc\nt ( ! ,highway     
,tru/ ,fund to c>ry out section #ecda-- 
7#a7 #dib1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjaf2   
7#b7 #fhg1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjag2   
7#c7 #ggg1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjah2   
7#d7 #hgh1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjai2   
7#e7 #iib1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj2 & 
7#f7 #a1chi1jjj1jjj fiscal ye> #bjba4  4
  7c7 ,initial grants ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all beg9 
mak+ grants "u section #ecda ( title    

#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by     
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,te*nical & con=m+ 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #ec 
( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ecda4
 ,bus & bus facilities /ate ( good      
repair discretion>y grants4  4