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been coordinated with private nonprofit providers of services under this section. ‘‘(B) PROJECT SELECTION AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT.— Beginning in fiscal year 2007, each grant recipient under this section shall certify that— ‘‘(i) the projects selected were derived from a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan; and ‘‘(ii) the plan was developed through a process that included representatives of public, private, and nonprofit transportation and human services providers and participation by the public. ‘‘(C) ALLOCATIONS TO SUBRECIPIENTS.—Each grant recipient under this section shall certify that allocations of the grant to subrecipients, if any, are distributed on a fair and equitable basis. ‘‘(e) STATE PROGRAM OF PROJECTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available to carry out this section may be used for transportation projects to assist in providing transportation services for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities that are included in a State program of projects. ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL.—A State shall submit to the Secretary annually for approval a program of projects. The program shall contain an assurance that the program provides for maximum feasible coordination of transportation services assisted under this section with transportation services assisted by other Government sources. ‘‘(f) LEASING VEHICLES.—Vehicles acquired under this section may be leased to local governmental authorities to improve transportation services designed to meet the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities. ‘‘(g) MEAL DELIVERY FOR HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS.—Public transportation service providers receiving assistance under this section or section 5311(c) may coordinate and assist in regularly providing meal delivery service for homebound individuals if the delivery service does not conflict with providing public transportation service or reduce service to public transportation passengers. ‘‘(h) TRANSFERS OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.—With the consent of the recipient in possession of a facility or equipment acquired with a grant under this section, a State may transfer the facility or equipment to any recipient eligible to receive assistance under this chapter if the facility or equipment will continue to be used as required under this section.’’. (b) ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES PILOT PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In fiscal year 2006, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program that will allow Wisconsin, Alaska, Minnesota, Oregon, and 3 other States selected by the Secretary to use not more than 33 percent of the funds apportioned to each State to carry out section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, for operating costs associated with public transportation projects planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities under such section. The Secretary may base the selection of participating States on a State’s exemplary coordination of public transit-human services transportation. The Secretary

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