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 92 STAT. 2744 Program, approval.

Contracts and grants.

PUBLIC LAW 95-599—NOV. 6, 1978 "(c) A program of projects eligible for assistance under this Act shall be submitted for approval to the Secretary. The Secretary shall not approve for an urbanized area any such program of projects in whole or in part unless (1) the Secretary finds that the planning process on which such program is based is being carried on in conformance with the objectives of this section, and (2) the Secretary finds that the program of projects is based on the planning process. "(d) The Secretary is authorized to contract for and make grants to States and local public bodies and agencies thereof for the planning, engineering, designing, and evaluation of public transportation projects, and for other technical studies. Activities assisted under this section may include (1) studies relating to management, operations, capital requirements, and economic feasibility; (2) preparation of engineering and architectural surveys, plans, and specifications; (3) evaluation of previously funded projects; and (4) other similar or related activities preliminary and in preparation for the construction, acquisition, or improved operation of mass transportation systems, facilities, and equipment. A grant or contract under this section shall be made in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary. "(e) The plans and programs required by this section shall encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise. Where facilities and equipment are to be acquired which are already being used in mass transportation service in the urban area, the program must provide that they shall be so improved (through modernization, extension, addition, or otherwise) that they will better serve the transportation needs of the area.". FELLOWSHIP

ASSISTANCE

SEC. 306. Section 10 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended to read as follows: ii

49 USC 1607b.

Selections.

GRANTS FOK TRAINING

PROGRAMS

"SEC. 10. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States, local public bodies, and agencies thereof (and operators of public transportation services) to provide fellowships for training of personnel employed in managerial, technical, and professional positions in the public transportation field. Fellowships shall be for not more than one year of training in public or private training institutions offering programs having application in the public transportation industry. The recipient of a fellowship under this section shall be selected by the grantee on the basis of demonstrated ability and for the contribution which the recipient can be reasonably expected to make to an efficient public transportation operation. The assistance under this section toward each fellowship shall not exceed the lesser of $24,000 or 75 per centum of the sum of (1) tuition and other charges to the fellowship recipient, (2) any additional costs incurred by the training institution in connection with the fellowship and billed to the grantee, and (3) the r e ^ l a r salary of the fellowship recipient for the period of the fellowship (to the extent that salary is actually paid or reimbursed by the grantee).".

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