Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2006

Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make public transportation formula grants for operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 if the transit system operates fewer than 100 buses on fixed route service during peak hours.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6097 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6097

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional transit 
 systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional transit 
 systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects.

    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 ``Transit System Flexibility 
Protection Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. 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''.
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