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Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Clean Air Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)(2) and
(g)(5)(D)(iii), is act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322,
which is classified generally to chapter 85 (§ 7401 et seq.)
of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Part D of
title I of the Act is classified generally to part D (§ 7501
et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 85 of Title 42. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 7401 of Title 42
and Tables.
The date of enactment of the Federal Public Trans-
portation Act of 2012, referred to in subsec. (h)(2)(A), is
deemed to be Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a), (b) of Pub. L.
112–141, set out as Effective and Termination Dates of
2012 Amendment notes under section 101 of Title 23,
Highways.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, re-
ferred to in subsec. (j), is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83
Stat. 852, which is classified generally to chapter 55
(§ 4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel-
fare. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4321 of
Title 42 and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–58, § 30003(a)(1), struck
out quotation marks before ‘‘In’’ in introductory provi-
sions.
Subsec. (f)(3)(C). Pub. L. 117–58, § 30003(b), added sub-
par. (C).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 117–58, § 30003(a)(2), substituted
‘‘this’’ for ‘‘this this’’.
2015—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–94, § 3003(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘, bicycle transportation facilities, and inter-
modal facilities that support intercity transportation,
including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities
and commuter vanpool providers’’ for ‘‘and bicycle
transportation faciliti
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 5305
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Clean Air Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)(2) and
(g)(5)(D)(iii), is act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322,
which is classified generally to chapter 85 (§ 7401 et seq.)
of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Part D of
title I of the Act is classified generally to part D (§ 7501
et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 85 of Title 42. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 7401 of Title 42
and Tables.
The date of enactment of the Federal Public Trans-
portation Act of 2012, referred to in subsec. (h)(2)(A), is
deemed to be Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a), (b) of Pub. L.
112–141, set out as Effective and Termination Dates of
2012 Amendment notes under section 101 of Title 23,
Highways.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, re-
ferred to in subsec. (j), is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83
Stat. 852, which is classified generally to chapter 55
(§ 4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel-
fare. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4321 of
Title 42 and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–58, § 30003(a)(1), struck
out quotation marks before ‘‘In’’ in introductory provi-
sions.
Subsec. (f)(3)(C). Pub. L. 117–58, § 30003(b), added sub-
par. (C).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 117–58, § 30003(a)(2), substituted
‘‘this’’ for ‘‘this this’’.
2015—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–94, § 3003(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘, bicycle transportation facilities, and inter-
modal facilities that support intercity transportation,
including intercity buses and intercity bus facilities
and commuter vanpool providers’’ for ‘‘and bicycle
transportation facilities’’.
Subsec. (d)(1)(I). Pub. L. 114–94, § 3003(b)(2)(A), added
subpar. (I).
Subsec. (d)(2)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 114–94, § 3003(b)(2)(B)(i),
struck out ‘‘urbanized’’ after ‘‘In’’.
Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 114–94, § 3003(b)(2)(B)(ii),
struck out ‘‘urbanized’’ after ‘‘public transportation
in’’.
Subsec. (f)(3)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 114–94, § 3003(b)(3), in-
serted ‘‘public ports,’’ before ‘‘freight shippers,’’ and
‘‘(including intercity bus operators, employer-based
commuting programs, such as a carpool program, van-
pool program, transit benefit program, parking cash-
out program, shuttle program, or telework program)’’
after ‘‘private providers of transportation’’.
2012—Pub. L. 112–141 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section related to statewide transpor-
tation planning and consisted of subsecs. (a) to (j).
2005—Pub. L. 109–59 amended section catchline and
text generally. Prior to amendment, text consisted of
subsecs. (a) to (e) relating to development and updating
of a transportation improvement program, contents of
program, selection of projects, notice and an oppor-
tunity to comment on proposed programs, and con-
formance of review requirements under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(d)(1), as added
by Pub. L. 105–206, § 9009(c)(2), designated existing provi-
sions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2).
Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(a), in second sentence, sub-
stituted ‘‘the metropolitan planning organization, in
cooperation with the chief executive officer of the
State and any affected mass transportation operator,’’
for ‘‘the organization’’ and inserted ‘‘other affected em-
ployee representatives, freight shippers, providers of
freight transportation services,’’ after ‘‘transportation
authority employees,’’ and ‘‘representatives of users of
public transit,’’ after ‘‘private providers of transpor-
tation,’’.
Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(d)(2)(A), as
added by Pub. L. 105–206, § 9009(c)(2), struck out ‘‘and’’
at end.
Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(d)(2)(B), as
added by Pub. L. 105–206, § 9009(c)(2), which directed
amendment of subpar. (C) by substituting ‘‘strategies;
and’’ for ‘‘strategies which may include’’, was executed
by making the substitution for ‘‘strategies, which may
include’’ to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Re-
maining provisions of subpar. (C) redesignated (D).
Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(b), added subpar. (C) and struck
out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: ‘‘rec-
ommends innovative financing techniques, including
value capture, tolls, and congestion pricing, to finance
needed projects.’’
Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(d)(2)(B), as
added by Pub. L. 105–206, § 9009(c)(2), which directed
amendment of subpar. (C) by substituting ‘‘strategies;
and’’ followed by ‘‘(D) may include’’ for ‘‘strategies
which may include’’, was executed by making the sub-
stitutions for ‘‘strategies, which may include’’ to re-
flect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(c)(1), added par.
(1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows:
‘‘Except as provided in section 5305(d)(1) of this title,
the State, in cooperation with the metropolitan plan-
ning organization, shall select projects in a metropoli-
tan area that involve United States Government par-
ticipation. Selection shall comply with the transpor-
tation improvement program for the area.’’
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(c)(2), added par.
(3).
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(d)(3), as added by
Pub. L. 105–206, § 9009(c)(2), added par. (4) and struck out
heading and text of former par. (4). Text read as fol-
lows: ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2)(C), a State or
metropolitan planning organization shall not be re-
quired to select any project from the illustrative list of
additional projects included in the financial plan under
subsection (b)(2)(C).’’
Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(c)(2), added par. (4).
Subsec. (c)(5), (6). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3005(c)(2), added
pars. (5) and (6).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–94 effective Oct. 1, 2015,
see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as a note
under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012,
see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effec-
tive and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note
under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Title IX of Pub. L. 105–206 effective simultaneously
with enactment of Pub. L. 105–178 and to be treated as
included in Pub. L. 105–178 at time of enactment, and
provisions of Pub. L. 105–178, as in effect on day before
July 22, 1998, that are amended by title IX of Pub. L.
105–206 to be treated as not enacted, see section 9016 of
Pub. L. 105–206, set out as a note under section 101 of
Title 23, Highways.
SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Pub. L. 109–59, title III, § 3006(b), Aug. 10, 2005, 119
Stat. 1565, required the Secretary of Transportation to
issue guidance on a schedule for implementation of the
changes made to this section by section 3006(a) of Pub.
L. 109–59 and required State or metropolitan planning
organization plan or program updates to reflect such
changes beginning July 1, 2007.
§ 5305. Planning programs
(a) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘‘State’’ means a State of the United States, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
(1) GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS.—Under criteria
established by the Secretary, the Secretary
may award grants to States, authorities of the
States, metropolitan planning organizations,
and local governmental authorities, and make
agreements with other departments, agencies,
or instrumentalities of the Government to—
(A) develop transportation plans and pro-
grams;
(B) plan, engineer, design, and evaluate a
public transportation project; and
(C) conduct technical studies relating to
public transportation.
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities eligible
under paragraph (1) include the following:
(A) Studies related to management, plan-
ning, operations, capital requirements, and
economic feasibility.
(B)
Evaluating
previously
financed
projects.
(C) Peer reviews and exchanges of tech-
nical data, information, assistance, and re-
lated activities in support of planning and
environmental analyses among metropolitan
planning organizations and other transpor-
tation planners.
(D) Other similar and related activities
preliminary to and in preparation for con-
structing, acquiring, or improving the oper-
ation of facilities and equipment.
(c) PURPOSE.—To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall ensure that amounts appro-
priated or made available under section 5338 to
carry out this section and sections 5303, 5304,
and 5306 are used to support balanced and com-
prehensive transportation planning that con-
siders the relationships among land use and all
transportation modes, without regard to the
programmatic source of the planning amounts.
(d) METROPOLITAN PLANNING PROGRAM.—
(1) APPORTIONMENT TO STATES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
portion 80 percent of the amounts made
available under subsection (g)(1) among the
States to carry out sections 5303 and 5306 in
the ratio that—
(i) the population of urbanized areas in
each State, as shown by the latest avail-
able decennial census of population; bears
to
(ii) the total population of urbanized
areas in all States, as shown by that cen-
sus.
(B)
MINIMUM
APPORTIONMENT.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), a State may not
receive less than 0.5 percent of the amount
apportioned under this paragraph.
(2) ALLOCATION
TO
MPO’S.—Amounts appor-
tioned to a State under paragraph (1) shall be
made available, not later than 30 days after
the date of apportionment, to metropolitan
planning organizations in the State designated
under this section under a formula that—
(A) considers population of urbanized
areas;
(B) provides an appropriate distribution
for urbanized areas to carry out the coopera-
tive processes described in this section;
(C) the State develops in cooperation with
the metropolitan planning organizations;
and
(D) the Secretary approves.
(3) SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
portion 20 percent of the amounts made
available under subsection (g)(1) among the
States
to
supplement
allocations
made
under paragraph (1) for metropolitan plan-
ning organizations.
(B) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall appor-
tion amounts referred to in subparagraph (A)
under a formula that reflects the additional
cost of carrying out planning, programming,
and project selection responsibilities under
sections 5303 and 5306 in certain urbanized
areas.
(e) STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.—
(1) APPORTIONMENT TO STATES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
portion the amounts made available under
subsection (g)(2) among the States for grants
and contracts to carry out this section and
sections 5304 and 5306 in the ratio that—
(i) the population of urbanized areas in
each State, as shown by the latest avail-
able decennial census; bears to
(ii) the population of urbanized areas in
all States, as shown by that census.
(B)
MINIMUM
APPORTIONMENT.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), a State may not
receive less than 0.5 percent of the amount
apportioned under this paragraph.
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNTS.—A State, as the
State considers appropriate, may authorize
part of the amount made available under this
subsection to be used to supplement amounts
made available under subsection (d).
(f) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Government share of the cost of
an activity funded using amounts made avail-
able under this section may not exceed 80 per-
cent of the cost of the activity unless the Sec-
retary determines that it is in the interests of
the Government—
(A) not to require a State or local match;
or
(B) to allow a Government share greater
than 80 percent.
(2) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Government share of
the cost of an activity funded using amounts
made available under this section shall be
not less than 90 percent for an activity that
assists parts of an urbanized area or rural
area with lower population density or lower
average income levels compared to—
(i) the applicable urbanized area;
(ii) the applicable rural area;
(iii) an adjoining urbanized area; or
(iv) an adjoining rural area.
(B) REPORT.—A State or metropolitan
planning organization that carries out an ac-
tivity described in subparagraph (A) with an
increased Government share described in
that subparagraph shall report to the Sec-
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retary, in a form as determined by the Sec-
retary, how the increased Government share
for transportation planning activities bene-
fits commuting and other essential travel in
parts of the applicable urbanized area or
rural area described in subparagraph (A)
with lower population density or lower aver-
age income levels.
(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made
available by or appropriated to carry out this
section under section 5338(a)(2)(A) for a fiscal
year—
(1) 82.72 percent shall be available for the
metropolitan planning program under sub-
section (d); and
(2) 17.28 percent shall be available to carry
out subsection (e).
(h) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appor-
tioned under this section to a State that have
not been obligated in the 3-year period begin-
ning after the last day of the fiscal year for
which the funds are authorized shall be reappor-
tioned among the States.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 794;
Pub. L. 105–178, title III, § 3006, June 9, 1998, 112
Stat. 346; Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, § 9009(d), July
22, 1998, 112 Stat. 854; Pub. L. 109–59, title III,
§ 3007(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1566; Pub. L.
111–147, title IV, § 431, Mar. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 88;
Pub. L. 111–322, title II, § 2301, Dec. 22, 2010, 124
Stat. 3526; Pub. L. 112–5, title III, § 301, Mar. 4,
2011, 125 Stat. 18; Pub. L. 112–30, title I, § 131,
Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 350; Pub. L. 112–102, title
III, § 301, Mar. 30, 2012, 126 Stat. 275; Pub. L.
112–140, title III, § 301, June 29, 2012, 126 Stat. 396;
Pub. L. 112–141, div. B, § 20030(a), div. G, title III,
§ 113001, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 730, 983; Pub. L.
117–58, div. C, § 30004, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 893.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
5305(a)–(e) ..
49 App.:1607(i).
July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365,
78 Stat. 302, § 8(i); added
Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95–599,
§ 305(b), 92 Stat. 2743; Apr.
2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17,
§ 310, 101 Stat. 227; re-
stated Dec. 18, 1991, Pub.
L. 102–240, § 3012, 105 Stat.
2103; Oct. 6, 1992, Pub. L.
102–388, § 502(f), 106 Stat.
1566.
5305(f) ........
49 App.:1607(l).
July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365,
78 Stat. 302, § 8(j), (l);
added Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L.
95–599, § 305(b), 92 Stat.
2743; Apr. 2, 1987, Pub. L.
100–17, § 310, 101 Stat. 227;
restated Dec. 18, 1991, Pub.
L. 102–240, § 3012, 105 Stat.
2104.
5305(g) ........
49 App.:1607(j).
In subsection (c), the words ‘‘title 23’’ are substituted
for ‘‘this title’’ for consistency in this chapter and to
reflect the apparent intent of Congress. The word ‘‘ap-
propriate’’ is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e)(2), the words ‘‘under the formula
program’’ are omitted as surplus.
In subsections (f) and (g), the word ‘‘area’’ is added
for clarity and consistency with 42:7501(2).
In subsection (f), the words ‘‘Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this chapter or title 23, United
States Code’’ are omitted as surplus.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 117–58, § 30004(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘this section and sections’’ for ‘‘this section
and section’’.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–58, § 30004(2), added subsec. (f)
and struck out former subsec. (f). Prior to amendment,
text read as follows: ‘‘The Government share of the
cost of an activity funded using amounts made avail-
able under this section may not exceed 80 percent of
the cost of the activity unless the Secretary deter-
mines that it is in the interests of the Government not
to require a State or local match.’’
2012—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 112–141, § 20030(a)(1),
substituted ‘‘section 5304 and 5306’’ for ‘‘sections 5304,
5306, 5315, and 5322’’ in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 112–141, § 20030(a)(2), substituted
‘‘GOVERNMENT’’ for ‘‘GOVERNMENT’S’’ in heading and
‘‘Government’’ for ‘‘Government’s’’ in text.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 112–141, § 113001, substituted
‘‘2012’’ for ‘‘2011 and for the period beginning on October
1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012’’ in introductory
provisions.
Pub. L. 112–141, § 20030(a)(3), substituted ‘‘section
5338(a)(2)(A) for a fiscal year’’ for ‘‘section 5338(c) for
fiscal years 2005 through 2012’’ in introductory provi-
sions.
Pub. L. 112–140, §§ 1(c), 301, temporarily substituted
‘‘ending on July 6, 2012’’ for ‘‘ending on June 30, 2012’’
in introductory provisions. See Effective and Termi-
nation Dates of 2012 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 112–102 substituted ‘‘2011 and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30,
2012’’ for ‘‘2011 and for the period beginning on October
1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012’’ in introductory
provisions.
2011—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 112–30 substituted ‘‘2011 and
for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending
on March 31, 2012’’ for ‘‘2011’’.
Pub. L. 112–5 substituted ‘‘2011’’ for ‘‘2010, and for the
period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending March 4,
2011,’’.
2010—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 111–322 substituted ‘‘March
4, 2011’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2010’’.
Pub. L. 111–147 substituted ‘‘2010, and for the period
beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31,
2010,’’ for ‘‘2009’’ in introductory provisions.
2005—Pub. L. 109–59 amended section catchline and
text generally. Prior to amendment, text consisted of
subsecs. (a) to (h) relating to designation of areas as
transportation management areas and plans and pro-
grams in an area.
1998—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3006(a), added
par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as fol-
lows: ‘‘any other area, including the Lake Tahoe Basin
as defined in the Act of December 19, 1980 (Public Law
96–551, 94 Stat. 3233), when requested by the chief execu-
tive officer and the metropolitan organization des-
ignated for the area or the affected local officials.’’
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3006(b), inserted ‘‘af-
fected’’ before ‘‘mass transportation operators’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3006(c), struck out at end
‘‘The Secretary shall establish a phase-in schedule to
comply with sections 5303, 5304, and 5306.’’
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3006(d), as amended by
Pub. L. 105–206, § 9009(d), amended par. (1) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows:
‘‘(1)(A) In consultation with the State, the metropoli-
tan planning organization designated for a transpor-
tation management area shall select the projects to be
carried out in the area with United States Government
participation under this chapter or title 23, except
projects of the National Highway System or under the
Bridge and Interstate Maintenance programs.
‘‘(B) In cooperation with the metropolitan planning
organization designated for a transportation manage-
ment area, the State shall select the projects to be car-
ried out in the area of the National Highway System or
under the Bridge and Interstate Maintenance pro-
grams.’’
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Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3006(e)(1), added par.
(2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows:
‘‘If the Secretary does not certify before October 1,
1993, that a metropolitan planning organization is car-
rying out its responsibilities, the Secretary may with-
hold any part of the apportionment under section
104(b)(3) of title 23 attributed to the relevant metropoli-
tan area under section 133(d)(3) of title 23 and capital
amounts apportioned under section 5336 of this title. If
an organization remains uncertified for more than 2
consecutive years after September 30, 1994, 20 percent of
that apportionment and capital amounts shall be with-
held. The withheld apportionments shall be restored
when the Secretary certifies the organization.’’
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3006(e)(2), added par.
(4).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 105–178, § 3006(f), added subsec. (h).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES OF 2012
AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 20030(a) of Pub. L. 112–141 ef-
fective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141,
set out as a note under section 101 of Title 23, High-
ways.
Pub. L. 112–141, div. G, title IV, § 114001, July 6, 2012,
126 Stat. 988, provided that: ‘‘This division [amending
this section and sections 5307, 5309, 5311, 5337, 5338, 31104,
and 31144 of this title, enacting provisions set out as a
note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways, and
amending provisions set out as notes under sections
5309, 5310, 5338, 14710, and 31100 of this title] and the
amendments made by this division shall take effect on
July 1, 2012.’’
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–140 to cease to be effective
on July 6, 2012, with text as amended by Pub. L. 112–140
to revert back to read as it did on the day before June
29, 2012, and amendments by Pub. L. 112–141 to be exe-
cuted as if Pub. L. 112–140 had not been enacted, see
section 1(c) of Pub. L. 112–140, set out as a note under
section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Title IX of Pub. L. 105–206 effective simultaneously
with enactment of Pub. L. 105–178 and to be treated as
included in Pub. L. 105–178 at time of enactment, and
provisions of Pub. L. 105–178, as in effect on day before
July 22, 1998, that are amended by title IX of Pub. L.
105–206 to be treated as not enacted, see section 9016 of
Pub. L. 105–206, set out as a note under section 101 of
Title 23, Highways.
§ 5306. Private enterprise participation in metro-
politan planning and transportation im-
provement programs and relationship to
other limitations
(a) PRIVATE
ENTERPRISE
PARTICIPATION.—A
plan or program required by section 5303, 5304, or
5305 of this title shall encourage to the max-
imum extent feasible, as determined by local
policies, criteria, and decisionmaking, the par-
ticipation of private enterprise. If equipment or
a facility already being used in an urban area is
to be acquired under this chapter, the program
shall provide that it be improved so that it will
better serve the transportation needs of the
area.
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LIMITATIONS.—Sec-
tions 5303–5305 of this title do not authorize—
(1) a metropolitan planning organization to
impose a legal requirement on a transpor-
tation facility, provider, or project not eligible
under this chapter or title 23; and
(2) intervention in the management of a
transportation authority.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 795;
Pub. L. 109–59, title III, § 3008, Aug. 10, 2005, 119
Stat. 1568.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
5306(a) ........
49 App.:1607(o).
July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365,
78 Stat. 302, § 8(o); added
Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95–599,
§ 305(b), 92 Stat. 2743; Apr.
2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17,
§ 310, 101 Stat. 227; re-
stated Dec. 18, 1991, Pub.
L. 102–240, § 3012, 105 Stat.
2105.
5306(b) ........
49 App.:1607(m).
July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365,
78 Stat. 302, § 8(m); added
Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95–599,
§ 305(b), 92 Stat. 2743; Apr.
2, 1987, Pub. L. 100–17,
§ 310, 101 Stat. 227; re-
stated Dec. 18, 1991, Pub.
L. 102–240, § 3012, 105 Stat.
2104; Oct. 6, 1992, Pub. L.
102–388, § 502(g), 106 Stat.
1566.
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘(through modernization,
extension, addition, or otherwise)’’ are omitted as sur-
plus.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–59 inserted ‘‘, as deter-
mined by local policies, criteria, and decisionmaking,’’
after ‘‘feasible’’.
§ 5307. Urbanized area formula grants
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
(1)
GRANTS.—The
Secretary
may
make
grants under this section for—
(A) capital projects;
(B) planning;
(C)
job
access
and
reverse
commute
projects; and
(D) operating costs of equipment and fa-
cilities for use in public transportation in an
urbanized area with a population of fewer
than 200,000 individuals, as determined by
the Bureau of the Census.
(2) The Secretary may make grants under
this section to finance the operating cost of
equipment and facilities for use in public
transportation, excluding rail fixed guideway,
in an urbanized area with a population of not
fewer than 200,000 individuals, as determined
by the Bureau of the Census—
(A) for public transportation systems
that—
(i) operate 75 or fewer buses in fixed
route service or demand response service,
excluding
ADA
complementary
para-
transit service, during peak service hours,
in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of
the share of the apportionment which is
attributable to such systems within the
urbanized area, as measured by vehicle
revenue hours; or
(ii) operate a minimum of 76 buses and a
maximum of 100 buses in fixed route serv-
ice or demand response service, excluding
ADA complementary paratransit service,
during peak service hours, in an amount
not to exceed 50 percent of the share of the
apportionment which is attributable to
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**(a) State Defined.—** In this section, the term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
**(b) General Authority.—**
(1) **Grants and agreements.—** — Under criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary may award grants to States, authorities of the States, metropolitan planning organizations, and local governmental authorities, and make agreements with other departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the Government to—
(A) develop transportation plans and programs;
(B) plan, engineer, design, and evaluate a public transportation project; and
(C) conduct technical studies relating to public transportation.
(2) **Eligible activities.—** — Activities eligible under paragraph (1) include the following:
(A) Studies related to management, planning, operations, capital requirements, and economic feasibility.
(B) Evaluating previously financed projects.
(C) Peer reviews and exchanges of technical data, information, assistance, and related activities in support of planning and environmental analyses among metropolitan planning organizations and other transportation planners.
(D) Other similar and related activities preliminary to and in preparation for constructing, acquiring, or improving the operation of facilities and equipment.
**(c) Purpose.—** To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that amounts appropriated or made available under section 5338 to carry out this section and sections 5303, 5304, and 5306 are used to support balanced and comprehensive transportation planning that considers the relationships among land use and all transportation modes, without regard to the programmatic source of the planning amounts.
**(d) Metropolitan Planning Program.—**
(1) **Apportionment
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