109 HR 6097 IH: Transit System Flexibility Protection U.S. House of Representatives 2006-09-19 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6097 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2006 Mr. Pitts (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Otter, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Platts, Mr. Costa, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hostettler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2006.

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General authority

Section 5307(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following: (E)operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 if such transit system operates less than 100 buses on fixed route service during peak service hours; and .