PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983 "(m)(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 shall designate a recipient or recipients to receive and dispense the funds appropriated under this section that are attributable to urbanized areas of 200,000 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. As used in this section, the term 'designated recipient' shall refer to a recipient selected according to the procedures required by this section or to a recipient designated in accordance with section 5(b)(l) of this Act prior to the date of enactment of this section. "(2) Sums apportioned under this subsection not made available for expenditure by designated recipients in accordance with the terms of paragraph (1) shall be made available to the Governor for expenditure in urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000. "(n)(1) The Governor may transfer an amount of the State's apportionment under subsection (d) to supplement funds apportioned to the State under section 18(a) of this Act, or to supplement funds apportioned to urbanized areas with populations of 300,000 or less under this subsection. The Governor may make such transfers only after consultation with responsible local officials and publicly owned operators of mass transportation services in each area to which the funding was originally apportioned pursuant to subsection (d). The Governor may transfer an amount of the State's apportionment under section 18(a) to supplement funds apportioned to the State under subsection (d). Amounts transferred shall be subject to the capital and operating assistance limitations applicable to the original apportionments of such amounts, "(2) A designated recipient for an urbanized area of 200,000 or more population may transfer its apportionment under this section, or a portion thereof, to the Governor. The Grovernor shall distribute any such apportionment to urbanized areas in the State, including areas of 200,000 or more population, in accordance with this section. Amounts transferred shall be subject to the capital and operating assistance limitations applicable to the original apportionment of such amounts. "(o) Sums apportioned under this section shall be available for obligation by the recipient for a period of three years following the close of the fiscal year for which such sums are apportioned. Any amounts so apportioned remaining unobligated at the end of such period shall be added to the amount available for apportionment under this section for the succeeding fiscal year.
96 STAT. 2147
49 USC 1607.
"Designated recipient." 49 USC 1604.
49 USC 1614.
Distribution to urbanized areas.
MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT DISTRIBUTION
"SEC. 9 A. (a)(1) Of the amount made available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund under section 21(a) of this Act in fiscal year 1983, 8.64 per centum shall be available for expenditure under this section in such fiscal year only in urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000. "(2) Of the amount made available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund under section 21(a) of this Act in fiscal
49 USC 1607a-l. Ante, p. 2140.
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