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 119 STAT. 1592

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005 may require participants to collect data necessary to support the report to Congress required by paragraph (7). (2) PLANNING COORDINATION.—Recipients of funds made available consistent with this subsection shall certify that— (A) the projects selected were derived from a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan; and (B) 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. (3) GOVERNMENT’S SHARE OF COSTS.—Operating assistance under this subsection may not exceed 50 percent of the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary. The credit for any non-Federal share provided under this subsection shall not reduce nor replace State funds required to match Federal funds for formula grants for the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities program authorized under section 5310 of title 49, United States Code. (4) REMAINDER.—The remainder of the net project costs— (A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service agreement with a State or local social service agency or a private social service organization, or new capital; and (B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made available to a department or agency of the Government (other than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to be expended for transportation. (5) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—For purposes of paragraph (4)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to Federal or State funds to be used for transportation purposes. (6) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Projects eligible under the pilot program may include the collection of data necessary to support the report to Congress required by paragraph (7). (7) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the pilot program, which may include— (A) the extent to which funds were used to subsidize existing paratransit service provided in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (B) whether States participating in the pilot program use the funds to provide services to persons with disabilities that exceed those services required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 differently than States not in the pilot program; (C) whether States participating in this pilot program use the funds to provide services to individuals with disabilities that exceed those services required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to the detriment of other eligible projects;

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