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RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM | |||||||
Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Authorization |
0 |
0 |
$2M |
$3.7M |
$4.7M |
$6.95M |
$6.95M |
Program Purpose
This new program will assist in financing the incremental capital and training costs associated with implementing the Department's Final Rule on accessibility requirements for Over-The-Road-Buses (OTRBs). USDOT issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 25, 1998 describing the proposed method for implementing this requirement, with a final rule issued later in 1998. The reauthorization language adopts the definition of OTRBs used in the ADA. The OTRB rule is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). [3038]
Funding Features
Funded from both the Mass Transit Account and General Funds.
Establishes a 50% Federal share of the costs of a project needed to comply with the ADA Final Rule for OTRB transportation.
Grantee Selection
Establishes a competitive process for selection of grantees under this program.
The Department will conduct a national solicitation for grant applications.
Various factors will be considered when selecting grantees, including
Applies the same terms and conditions as those applied to subrecipients under 49 USC §5311(f), the intercity bus provision of FTA's non-urbanized area formula program.
Use of Funds
Creates separate programs and funding levels for
September 14, 1998