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[H.R. 5157 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5157

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
To amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, to allow transit 
systems in urbanized areas that, for the first time, exceeded 200,000 in 
population according to the 2000 census to retain flexibility in the use 
  of Federal transit formula grants in fiscal year 2003, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.

    Section 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking the last sentence of paragraph (1);
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) 
    and (4), respectively;
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) Special rule for fiscal year 2003.--
            ``(A) Increased flexibility.--The Secretary may make grants 
        under this section, from funds made available to carry out this 
        section for fiscal year 2003, to finance the operating cost of 
        equipment and facilities for use in mass transportation in an 
        urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 as 
        determined under the 2000 decennial census of population if--
                ``(i) the urbanized area had a population of less than 
            200,000 as determined under the 1990 Federal decennial 
            census of population;
                ``(ii) a portion of the urbanized area was a separate 
            urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 as 
            determined under the 1990 Federal decennial census of 
            population; or
                ``(iii) the area was not designated as a urbanized area 
            as determined under the 1990 Federal decennial census of 
            population.
            ``(B) Maximum amounts.--Amounts made available pursuant to 
        subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii) shall be no more than the 
        amount apportioned in fiscal year 2002 to the urbanized area 
        with a population of less than 200,000 as determined in the 
        1990 Federal decennial census of population. Amounts made 
        available pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be no more 
        than the amount apportioned under this section for fiscal year 
        2003.''; and
        (4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this 
    section) by aligning subparagraph (C) with subparagraphs (A) and 
    (B).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.