Small Transit Communities Modernization Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6434 To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow certain urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000 to be eligible under the small transit intensive cities formula, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 3, 2020 Mr. CARBAJAL 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 certain urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000 to be eligible under the small transit intensive cities for- mula, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Transit Commu- 4 nities Modernization Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE AREA. 6 Section 5336(i)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, 7 is amended to read as follows: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:20 Apr 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6434.IH H6434 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6434 IH ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE AREA.— 1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro- 2 vided in clause (ii), the term ‘eligible area’ 3 means an urbanized area with a population 4 of less than 200,000 that meets or exceeds 5 in one or more performance categories the 6 industry average for all urbanized areas 7 with a population of at least 200,000 but 8 not more than 999,999, as determined by 9 the Secretary in accordance with sub- 10 section (c)(2). 11 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—For any fiscal 12 year beginning after the date of enactment 13 of the Small Transit Communities Mod- 14 ernization Act through fiscal year 2030, 15 with respect to a transit agency that 16 served an urbanized area determined by 17 the 2010 census to have had a population 18 of less than 200,000, the term ‘eligible 19 area’ shall include an urbanized area 20 that— 21 ‘‘(I) was determined to be an ur- 22 banized area with a population of at 23 least 200,000 but not more than 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:20 Apr 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6434.IH H6434 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6434 IH 999,999, according to the most recent 1 decennial census; and 2 ‘‘(II) met or exceeded one or 3 more of the performance categories 4 described in subparagraph (B) in each 5 of the 3 years prior to the year in 6 which the apportionment is pro- 7 vided.’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:20 Apr 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6434.IH H6434 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS