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 PUBLIC LAW 94-188—DEC. 31, 1975 TITLE II SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Kegional Action Planning Commission Improvement Act of 1975". SEC. 202. Section 509(d) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3188(a)), as amended, is amended, to read as follows: "(d)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this title, for the two-fiscal-year period ending June 30, 1971, to be available until expended, not to exceed $225,000,000; and for the two-fiscal-year period ending June 30, 1973, to be available until expended, not to exceed $305,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, to be available until expended, $95,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, to be available until expended, $150,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, to be available until expended, $200,000,000; for the transition quarter ending September 30, 1976, to be available until expended, $50,000,000; and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, to be available until expended, $250,000,000. After deducting such amounts as are authorized to carry out subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 505, the Secretary shall apportion the remainder of the sums appropriated under this authorization for any fiscal year among the regional commissions which have been established for more than two fiscal years. "(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary as are necessary for the management and authorized activities under this title of any new commissions for their first two full fiscal years, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, to be available until expended, not to exceed $5,000,000; for the transition quarter ending September 30, 1976, to be available until expended, not to exceed $1,250,000; and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, to be available until expended, not to exceed $5,000,000." SEC. 203. Section 513 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, is amended to read as follows:

89 STAT. 1087 Regional Action Planning Commission Improvement Act of 1975. 42 USC 3181 note. Appropriation authorization. 42 USC 3188a.

42 USC 3185.

42 USC 3192.

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION

"SEC. 513. (a) Each regional commission, with the assistance of the Investigation Secretary of Transportation, is authorized to conduct and facilitate studies. full and complete investigations and studies of the transportation needs of economic development regions established under this title. Such studies and investigations should analyze the effectiveness of regional transportation systems for meeting the purposes of this Act, The information gathered from these studies and investigations should determine the types of transportation facilities needed in the region and be of value in planning for such transportation facilities. "(b) Each regional commission, with the assistance of the Secretary Grants, of Transportation, is authorized to make grants for the planning of regional transportation networks and to make grants for the construction, purchase of equipment, and operation (including payment of operating deficits) for transportation demonstration projects. Grants under this section shall be made solely out of funds specifically appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this title and shall not be taken into account in the computation of the allotments among the States made pursuant to any other provisions of law.

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