National Mass Transportation Assistance Act

Summary

National Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for urban transportation programs under such Act through fiscal year 1982. Establishes restrictions on the use of Federal funds available under such Act for these programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve as a project eligible for grants under such Act the: (1) payment of capital or operating expenses to carry out new or specialized mass transit service; (2) the payment of operating expenses related to regional commuter rail service; and (3) the payment of funds related to operating performance and the achievement of operating results under criteria established by the Secretary. Authorizes the use of funds under such Act for the payment of operating subsidies in areas other than urbanized areas. Removes the limitation that grants for management training programs under such Act be available only to students pursuing a graduate course of study. Directs the Secretary to convert specified equipment and facilities loans under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and the Housing Amendments of 1955 to grants under specified conditions. Requires the Secretary to make a report to Congress before February 1, 1980, setting forth a detailed estimate of the cost of urban mass transportation grants. Directs the Secretary to require that projects, as a condition to receiving Federal financial assistance under such Act, be planned and operated to allow effective utilization of mass transportation services by elderly and handicapped persons. Stipulates that a specified portion of Federal monies made available under such Act for research, development, and demonstration projects may be set aside and used exclusively to increase the information and technology necessary to provide improved transportation services for the handicapped and elderly. Directs that local advisory committees be established immediately for drawing up a timetable to carry out the provisions of this Act requiring access to mass transportation systems by such individuals. Requires that at least half the members of such a committee be elderly or handicapped persons. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Council on Mass Transportation for Elderly and Handicapped to advise and consult with the Secretary of Health Education, and Welfare and the Secretary of Transportation on all matters relating to mass transportation for elderly and handicapped persons. Requires that at least half the members of such Council be elderly or handicapped persons. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, on or before October 1, 1978, to submit a comprehensive report to Congress on the mass transportation needs of elderly and handicapped persons.

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 23 June 1977

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 January 1977

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