[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3021 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3021

     To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify cost-sharing 
 requirements under certain public transportation grant programs, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2011

   Mr. Carson of Indiana (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, and Ms. Lee of 
 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify cost-sharing 
 requirements under certain public transportation grant programs, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Transit Promotion Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS UNDER CERTAIN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 
              GRANT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Job Access and Reverse Commute Formula Grants.--Section 5316(h) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``50 percent'' and 
        inserting ``80 percent''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash 
                surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or 
                reserve, fare box revenues, a service agreement with a 
                transit provider, a service agreement with a State or 
                local social service agency or a private social service 
                organization, or new capital; and''.
    (b) New Freedom Program.--Section 5317(g) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``50 percent'' and 
        inserting ``80 percent''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash 
                surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or 
                reserve, fare box revenues, a service agreement with a 
                transit provider, a service agreement with a State or 
                local social service agency or a private social service 
                organization, or new capital; and''.
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