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PUBLIC LAW 93-503-NOV. 26, 1974

[88 STAT.

FINDINGS

49 USC 1601b.

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SEC. 2. The Congress finds that— (1) over 70 per centum of the Nation's population lives in urban areas; (2) transportation is the lifeblood of an urbanized society and the health and welfare of that society depends upon the provision of efficient economical and convenient transportation within and between its urban area; (3) for many years the mass transportation industry satisfied the transportation needs of the urban areas of the country capably and profitably; (4) in recent years the maintenance of even minimal mass transportation service in urban areas has become so financially burdensome as to threaten the continuation of this essential publie service; (5) the termination of such service or the continued increase in its cost to the user is undesirable, and may have a particularly serious adverse effect upon the welfare of a substantial number of lower income persons; (6) some urban areas are now engaged in developing preliminary plans for, or are actually carrying out, comprehensive projects to revitalize their mass transportation operations; and (7) immediate substantial Federal assistance is needed to enable many mass transportation systems to continue to provide vital service. TITLE I — I N C R E A S E D MASS T R A N S P O R T A T I O N ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION

49 USC 1603.

Post, p. 1567. s^pra.

SEC. 101. (a) The first sentence of section 4(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "$6,100,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$10,925,000,000". (b) Section 4(c) of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Of the total amount avail,^]J\Q ^Q finance activities under this Act (other than under section 5) on and after the date of the enactment of the National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974, not to exceed $500,000,000 shall be available exclusively for assistance in areas other than urbanized areas (as defined in section 5(a)(3)). " TRANSPORTATION

49 USC 1602.

PLANNING

SEC. 102. Section 3(a) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended— (1) by inserting " (1) " after "SEC. 3. (a) "; (2) by redesignating clauses (1) and (2) of the third sentence as clauses (A) and (B) respectively;

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