,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjag,mr4
 ,p]ry introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide fund+ = public 
transportation s]vices (f]$ by          
high-p]=m+ public & private sy/ems1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,lev]ag+               
,p]=mance-,bas$ ,transportation ,s]vices
 ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,fund+ = capital    
projects ( lev]ag$ sy/ems  7a7 ,national
 ,transit ,database ,section #ecce (    
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,direct
 report+ by lev]ag$ sy/ems  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,an own] or op]ator ( a lev]ag$   
sy/em may submit directly to ! ,national
 ,transit ,database data reg>d+ ! public
 transportation s]vice provid$ by !     
sy/em4  7#b7 ,notice to designat$       
recipi5t ,on ! date ( a submission "u   

p>agraph 7#a71 ! own] or op]ator ( a    
lev]ag$ sy/em %all provide to !         
appropriate designat$ recipi5t "u       
section #ecjg1 #ecaa1 or #ecci &        
metropolitan plann+ organization a copy 
( ! submission4  7#c7 ,lev]ag$ sy/em    
def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m lev]ag$  
sy/em means a provid] ( public          
transportation s]vices1 :e!r public or  
private1 includ+ commut] bus s]vices &  
includ+ s]vices provid$ by a private    
provid] ( public transportation by      
vanpool 7z def9$ 9 section              
#ecbc7;i77#b77;,c771 t ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es--  7,a7 is able to recov]1     
?r\gh f>e rev5ue or paym5ts made        
directly by ! provid]1 all op]at+ co/s  
associat$ ) ! s]vices2  7,b7 meets !    
requirem5ts ( ! ,f$]al ,transit         
,adm9i/ration ) respect to ! provision (
 ! s]vices2 &  7,c7 does n1 ?r\gh !     
provision ( ! s]vices1 negatively impact
 o!r publicly subsidiz$ or privately    
provid$ public transportation s]vices4  
4  7b7 ,lev]ag+ transit s]vices ,section

 #ecae ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+          
subsection 7d7 z subsection 7e72 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3
  7d7 ,lev]ag+ transit s]vices  7#a7    
,pas/hr\gh  7,a7 ,apportionm5ts ,! data 
submitt$ by ! own] or op]ator ( a       
lev]ag$ sy/em to ! ,national ,transit   
,database "u section #ecce7;d7 %all be  
us$ by ! ,secret>y 9 calculat+          
apportionm5ts = capital paym5ts "u ea* (
 sections #ecjg1 #ecaa1 & #ecci4  7,b7  
,agreem5ts ,a designat$ recipi5t t      
receives additional am\nts 9            
apportionm5ts = a fiscal ye> z a result 
( data submitt$ to ! ,national ,transit 
,database by ! own] or op]ator ( a      
lev]ag$ sy/em "u section #ecce7;d7 %all 
ent] into an agreem5t ) ! own] or       
op]ator t includes assurances t n less  
?an #ij p]c5t ( ! additional am\nts w be
 transf]r$ to ! own] or op]ator if !    
own] or op]ator demon/rates t !         
transf]r$ am\nts w be us$ = capital     
exp5ditures to exp& public              

transportation s]vices meet+ !          
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#b7 9 !         
geographic area repres5t$ by ! designat$
 recipi5t4  7#b7 ,s]vices ,a public     
transportation s]vice meets !           
requirem5ts ( ?is p>agraph unless-- 7,a7
 ! s]vice--  7i7 ov]laps or directly    
competes ) a s]vice provid$ by !        
designat$ recipi5t conc]n$2 &  7ii7 has 
a direct effect on su* s]vice1 includ+ a
 project$ rid]%ip r$uction ( m ?an #c   
p]c5t along a corridor s]v$ by !        
designat$ recipi5t2 or  7,b7 ! s]vice is
 provid$ by a s]vice provid] t has less 
?an #aj vehicles s]v+ ! recipi5t's      
designat$ area4  7#c7 ,local cons5t     
7,a7 ,opportunity to object ,dur+ !     
#cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ! own]  
or op]ator ( a lev]ag$ sy/em submits    
data to ! ,national ,transit ,database  
"u section #ecce7;d71 ! metropolitan    
plann+ organization repres5t+ !         
geographic area 9 :i* ! own] or op]ator 
proposes to provide exp&$ public        
transportation s]vices us+ am\nts made  

available "u ?is subsection may submit  
to ! ,secret>y a lett] t--  7i7 objects 
to su* use ( funds bas$ on a det]m9ation
 by ! metropolitan plann+ organization t
 ! exp&$ public transportation s]vices d
 n meet ! requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#b72  
or  7ii7 objects to ! use ( ! data 9    
calculat+ apportionm5ts bas$ on a       
det]m9ation by ! metropolitan plann+    
organization t ! own] or op]ator has n  
met ! requirem5ts ( section #ecce7;d74  
7,b7 ,effect ( objection ,9 c>ry+ out   
?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all take   
into acc\nt any lett] receiv$ f a       
metropolitan plann+ organization "u ?is 
p>agraph4  7#d7 ,/atutory con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection may be con/ru$-- 
7,a7 to all[ a designat$ recipi5t to    
dictate ! s]vice provid$ by ! own] or   
op]ator ( a lev]ag$ sy/em2 or  7,b7 to  
au?orize ! use ( funds 9 a mann] t is   
inconsi/5t ) ?is *apt]4  7#e7 ,lev]ag$  
sy/em def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m    
lev]ag$ sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9  
section #ecce7;d74  4