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 PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983

96 STAT. 21153

FEASIBILITY STUDY

SEC. 314. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall make a grant Grant. to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to conduct a feasibility study to examine the possibility of replacing either any or all three of the existing electric trolley bus lines (and thereby eliminating the overhead power lines) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the more advanced and equally environmentally sound electric bus technology that is being developed in the State of California for the Santa Barbara transit system. (b) Notwithstanding section 21(a)(2) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, of the amount made available by such section Ante, p. 2140. 21(a)(2) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, $500,000 shall be available only to carry out this section and such amount shall remain available until expended. STUDY OF LONG-TERM LEVERAGE FINANCING

SEC. 315. The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on the feasibility of providing an assured flow of Federal funds under long-term contracts with local or State transit authorities for use in leveraging further capital assistance from State or local government or private sector sources. Within six months of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House a report of such study.

Report to congressional committees.

FORMULA GRANTS FOR NONURBANIZED AREAS

SEC. 316. (a) Section 18(a) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "appropriated pursuant to section 4(e) of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "made available under section 21(a) of this Act to carry out this section". (b) Section 18(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "three years" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "two years".

49 USC 1614. Ante, p. 2140.

ASSISTANCE TO MEET SPECIAL NEEDS OF ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS

SEC. 317. (a) Section 16(b) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "section 4(c)(3) of this Act, 2 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 21(a)(2) of this Act, 3.5 per centum". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall take effect October 1, 1983. (c) Section 16 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(c) In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, section 165(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (consistent with any applicable Governmentwide standards for the implementation of such section 504), the Secretary shall, not later than ninety days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, publish in the Federal Register for public comment, proposed regulations and, not later than one hundred and eighty days after the date of such enactment, promulgate

49 USC 1612.

Effective date. 49 USC 1612 note. Publication in Federal Register. 23 USC 142 note. 29 USC 794.

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