PUBLIC LAW 95-599—NOV. 6, 1978
92 STAT. 2741
or more than thirty per centum of the sums appropriated for such fiscal years pursuant to this clause; " (ii) one-third of the total amount to be apportioned multiplied by the ratio that the number of fixed guideway system route miles (excluding commuter rail route miles) in the urbanized area in the prior fiscal year bears to the total number of such fixed guideway system route miles (excluding commuter rail route miles) in all urbanized areas in the prior fiscal year. For the purposes of the calculation to be made under this subparagraph, no single State's portion of an urbanized area shall receive more than 30 per centum of the sums appropriated for such fiscal year pursuant to this clause. Sums apportioned under this paragraph shall be available for expenditure only for capital or operating assistance projects involving commuter rail or other fixed guideway systems. "(B) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this paragraph, $115,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; $130,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; $145,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; and $160,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982. "(4)(A) To make grants under this subsection for the purchase of buses and related equipment, or the construction of bus related facilities, the Secretary shall apportion in each fiscal year the sums appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. In fiscal years 1979 and 1980, the apportionments shall be made in accordance with the population density formula set out in subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section. Sums apportioned under this paragraph shall be available only for projects for the purchase of buses and related equipment, in the construction of bus related facilities, except that projects assisteti pursuant to section 3(h) of this Act may utilize funds apportioned under this section for any eligible construction project. "(B) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this paragraph $300,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; $300,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; $370,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; and $455,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982. "(b)(1) The Governor, responsible local officials, and publicly owned operators of mass transportation services, in accordance with the planning process required under section 8 of this Act, with the concurrence of the Secretary, shall designate a recipient or recipients to receive and dispense the funds apportioned under subsection (a) that are attributable to urbanized areas of two hundred thousand or more population. In any case in which a statewide or regional agency or instrumentality is responsible under State laws for the financing, construction and operation, directly, by lease, contract or otherwise, of public transportation services, such agency or instrumentality shall be the recipient to receive and dispense such funds. The term 'designated recipient' as used in this section shall refer to the recipient selected according to the procedures required by this paragraph. "(2) Sums apportioned under subsection (a) not made available for expenditure by designated recipients in accordance with the terms of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made available to the Governor for expenditures in urbanized areas or parts thereof in accordance with the planning process required under section 8 of this Act and shall be fairly and equitably distributed. The Governor shall
Appropriation authorization.
Ante, p. 2737. Appropriation authorization.
Recipient designation. Post, p. 2743.
"Designated recipient."
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