A bill to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to provide for establishment of alternative methods of providing mass transportation to meet special needs of the handicapped.

Summary

Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to permit a State or a recipient of Federal financial assistance under such Act to submit a program to the Secretary of Transportation with regard to the transportation of handicapped persons. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, to approve, subject to specified criteria, such programs. Requires such State or recipient of Federal financial assistance to consult with the community of handicapped persons for whom such transportation will be provided. Requires each State and recipient to certify annually that it is in compliance with such program. Prohibits Federal funds from being made available to a State or recipient not in compliance with its program.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 March 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

   Source: Committee

5. 30 March 1981

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Archit and Trans Barriers Compl Board, DOT, OMB.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 March 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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