3.0.0 3189 2023-01-11T13:16:11Z 2023-01-11T13:16:11Z Senate S S 2010-03-26 111 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-03-26T16:40:25Z To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. 111 2746 HR 2009-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS 2010-03-26 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2010-03-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2010-03-26 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2010-09-20 False Transportation and Public Works Climate change and greenhouse gases Energy efficiency and conservation Public transit Transportation programs funding Urban and suburban affairs and development Transportation and Public Works 00 2010-03-26 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-28T17:15:02Z Expands the urbanized area formula grants program to include public transit projects in urbanized areas with specified population ranges if the state or regional authority that provides public transportation for the area operates less than 100 buses in fixed-route service in the area during peak service hours. Separates population categories by graduated increases of 200,000, starting with between 200,000 and 400,000, and capping at a minimum of 1 million.

Establishes certain grant use limits for the operating costs of public transportation equipment and facilities in such projects, beginning with 50% of grant funds for certain activities and declining gradually to 30% for certain other activities.

Revises grant eligibility requirements for FY2010-FY2015 for such projects in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, during FY2010-FY2015, to award an additional grant to a designated recipient for the operating cost of public transportation equipment and facilities under this Act if the recipient: (1) was awarded a grant under the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program; and (2) demonstrates that it has achieved specified energy savings and total greenhouse gas emission reduction as a result of a TIGGER grant project.

]]> A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. Display Title A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2010-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3189is/xml/BILLS-111s3189is.xml 2010-03-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.