Rural Transit Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 3, 2009 Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 21, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Transit Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2009 - Revises the apportionment of nonurbanized formula grants for amounts remaining after apportionment for grants to Indian tribes for public transportation on Indian reservations for FY2006-FY2009. Increases from 20% to 25% the amount of remaining funds to be apportioned to a state based on its land area. Decreases correspondingly from 80% to 75% the amount of remaining funds to be apportioned to a state based on population in nonurbanized areas.
Limits to 25% of its apportionment for a formula grant for a capital project for the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities the amount a state may use for operating costs of equipment and facilities.
Limits a grant for operating assistance from exceeding 50% of the net operating project costs. Increases such limit to 62.5% of the government share of project costs in the case of a state containing nontaxable Indian lands, individual and tribal, and public domain lands (both reserved and unreserved), national forests, and national parks and monuments.
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program for the award of grants to states to establish transit centers to improve transit service (buses and other transit vehicles) in urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 and in nonurbanized areas.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2009 to Apr 22, 2010, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Apr 22, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2009Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jun 3, 2009Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
- May 21, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2009Reference Change Senate
- May 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
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