,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #becd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjba,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,warnock1 and ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide assistance for
 increasing the frequency and           
availability of public transportation   
service1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expanded ,transit ,service ,act4   
#b4 ,urbanized area formula grants      
,section #ecjg7;a7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a71 by striking subparagraph
 7,d7 and inserting the following3  7,d7
 operating costs of equipment and       
facilities for use in public            
transportation-- 7i7 in an urbanized    
area with a population of fewer than    
#bjj1jjj individuals1 as determined by  

the ,bureau of the ,census2 or  7ii7 as 
provided under paragraph 7#b71 7#c71 or 
7#d74  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#d7 ,exception for     
increasing the frequency and            
availability of transit service  7,a7   
,in general ,a recipient in an urbanized
 area with a population of not fewer    
than #bjj1jjj individuals may use not   
more than #aj percent of the amounts    
made available to the recipient under   
this section for operating costs that   
increase the frequency and availability 
of public transportation service4  7,b7 
,measurement ,operating costs described 
in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be related to
 increasing or maintaining the frequency
 and availability of public             
transportation service as measured by a 
comparison of-- 7i7 the planned number  
of vehicle revenue hours of service     
provided by the recipient in the current
 fiscal year2 to  7ii7 the number of    
vehicle revenue hours of service        
provided by the recipient in-- 7,i7 the 

fiscal year preceding the first fiscal  
year in which the recipient uses amounts
 under this paragraph2 or  7,,ii7 a     
different fiscal year1 as determined by 
the ,secretary1 in the case of emergency
 or disaster4  7,c7 ,eligibility        
,eligible operating costs under this    
paragraph include costs associated      
with-- 7i7 decreasing headways2  7ii7   
expanding service hours or days2  7iii7 
providing service to new routes2 or     
7iv7 expanding routes4  4