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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
To amend sections 5314 and 5339 of title 49, United States Code, to allow for the use of a portion of grants available for buses and bus-related equipment and facilities to be used for workforce development and training, and for other purposes.
Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Brownley, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Pou, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Figures, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To amend sections 5314 and 5339 of title 49, United States Code, to allow for the use of a portion of grants available for buses and bus-related equipment and facilities to be used for workforce development and training, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Transit Workforce Development Act”.
SEC. 2. Use of grants for buses and bus facilities for workforce development training.
(a) In general.—Section 5314(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “sections 5307, 5337, and 5339” and inserting “sections 5307 and 5337, and not more than 10 percent of amounts made available to a recipient under section 5339,”.
(b) Workforce development training.—Section 5339(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “5 percent” and inserting “10 percent”;
(2) by striking “zero emissions vehicles (as defined in subsection (c)(1)) or related infrastructure” and inserting “buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities”;
(3) by striking “under subsection (b) or (c)” and inserting “under subsections (a), (b), or (c)”; and
(4) by striking “under the recipient's plan to address the impact of the transition to zero emission vehicles on the applicant's current workforce under subsection (c)(3)(D)”.