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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1627

under section 553 of title 5 before the Federal Transit Administration issues a statement that imposes a binding obligation on recipients of Federal assistance under this chapter. ‘‘(2) BINDING OBLIGATION DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘binding obligation’ means a substantive policy statement, rule, or guidance document issued by the Federal Transit Administration that grants rights, imposes obligations, produces significant effects on private interests, or effects a significant change in existing policy.’’. SEC. 3033. NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5335 is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: ‘‘§ 5335. National transit database’’; (2) by striking subsection (b); and (3) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) The Secretary may make a grant under section 5307 of this title’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(b) REPORTING AND UNIFORM SYSTEMS.—The Secretary may award a grant under section 5307 or 5311’’. (b) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to section 5335 and inserting the following: ‘‘5335. National transit database.’’. SEC. 3034. APPORTIONMENTS OF FORMULA GRANTS.

(a) APPORTIONMENTS.—Section 5336 is amended— (1) by striking subsections (d), (h), and (k); (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (i), and (j) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(i) APPORTIONMENTS.—Of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under subsections (a)(1)(C)(vi) and (b)(2)(B) of section 5338— ‘‘(1) one percent shall be apportioned, in fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, to certain urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with subsection (j); and ‘‘(2) any amount not apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be apportioned to urbanized areas in accordance with subsections (a) through (c).’’; and (4) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Of the amount made available or appropriated under section 5338(a) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Of the amount apportioned under subsection (i)(2)’’. (b) SMALL TRANSIT INTENSIVE CITIES FORMULA.—Section 5336 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(j) SMALL TRANSIT INTENSIVE CITIES FORMULA.— ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following definitions apply: ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘eligible area’ means an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000

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