95 STAT. 694
PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 "(ii) there is a reasonable probability that the service requested can be provided with the resources available to the Corporation. "(B) Any application submitted by a group of States shall be considered in the same manner as an application submitted by a single State, and not on the basis of whether each State that is a party to such application meets the requirements of paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection. "(3)(A) The Corporation may enter into an agreement with such State, agency, or person for the institution or retention of such service, in accordance with the funding formula set forth in paragraph (I)(B) of this subsection, if the Corporation determines that such service can be provided with resources available to the Corporation. "(B) An agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection may by mutual agreement be renewed for one or more additional terms ot not more than 2 years. "(C) If more than one application is made for service and all applications are consistent with the requirements of this subsection, but all the services applied for cannot be provided with the available resources of the Corporation, the board of directors shall decide in its discretion which application or applications best serve the public interest and can be provided with the available resources of the Corporation. "(4)(A) Any funds provided by the Corporation under an agreement with a State, an agency or a person pursuant to this subsection which are allocated for associated capital costs and which are not expended during the fiscal year for which they are provided shall remain available until expended. "(B) The board of directors shall, after consultation with the appropriate officials of each State that contributes to the operation of service under this subsection, establish the basis for determining the short-term avoidable loss and associated capital costs of service operated under this subsection and the total revenues from such service. In addition, the Corporation shall provide appropriate State officials with the basis for determining such loss, costs, and revenues for each route on which service is operated under this subsection. "(5)(A) Prior to instituting any fare increase that applies to service provided under this subsection and that represents an increase of more than 5 percent over a 6-month period, the Corporation shall consult with and obtain the views of the appropriate officials of each State to be affected by such fare increase. The Corporation shall provide the officials of each such State with an explanation of the circumstances warranting the proposed fare increase (such as the unique costs of or demand for the services involved). "(B) A proposed fare increase described in subparagraph (A) shall take effect 90 days after the date the Corporation first consults with the affected States pursuant to such subparagraph. Within thirty days of the initial consultation, the affected State may submit proposals to the Corporation for reducing costs and increasing revenues in connection with service provided under this subsection. Following such thirty-day period, the Corporation, after taking into consideration such proposals as may be submitted by a State, shall decide whether to implement the proposed fare increase in whole or in part. (C) Notwithstanding the provision of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Corporation may increase fares pursuant to this paragraph during the first month of a fiscal year if the authorization for appropriations or the appropriations for the benefit of the
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