Sec. 3006. Enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities
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Section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: The term recipient means— a designated recipient or a State that receives a grant under this section directly; or a State or local governmental entity that operates a public transportation service. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall collect from, review, and disseminate to public transportation agencies— innovative practices; program models; new service delivery options; findings from activities under subsection (h); and transit cooperative research program reports. . In this subsection— the term eligible project has the meaning given the term capital project in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code; and the term eligible recipient means a recipient or subrecipient, as those terms are defined in section 5310 of title 49, United States Code. The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to eligible recipients to assist in financing innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged that improve the coordination of transportation services and nonemergency medical transportation services, including— the deployment of coordination technology; projects that create or increase access to community One-Call/One-Click Centers; and such other projects as determined appropriate by the Secretary. An eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application that, at a minimum, contains— a detailed description of the eligible project; an identification of all eligible project partners and their specific role in the eligible project, including— private entities engaged in the coordination of nonemergency medical transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged; or nonprofit entities engaged in the coordination of nonemergency medical transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged; a description of how the eligible project would— improve local coordination or access to coordinated transportation services; reduce duplication of service, if applicable; and provide innovative solutions in the State or community; and specific performance measures the eligible project will use to quantify actual outcomes against expected outcomes. The Secretary shall make publicly available an annual report on the pilot program carried out under this subsection for each fiscal year, not later than December 31 of the calendar year in which that fiscal year ends. The report shall include a detailed description of the activities carried out under the pilot program, and an evaluation of the program, including an evaluation of the performance measures described in paragraph (3)(D). The Government share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent. The non-Government share of the cost of an eligible project carried out under this subsection may be derived from in-kind contributions. For purposes of this subsection, nonemergency medical transportation services shall be limited to services eligible under Federal programs other than programs authorized under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code. In this subsection, the following definitions apply: The term allocated cost model means a method of determining the cost of trips by allocating the cost to each trip purpose served by a transportation provider in a manner that is proportional to the level of transportation service that the transportation provider delivers for each trip purpose, to the extent permitted by applicable Federal laws. The term Council means the Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility established under Executive Order No. 13330 ( 49 U.S.C. 101 note). Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall publish a strategic plan for the Council that— outlines the role and responsibilities of each Federal agency with respect to local transportation coordination, including nonemergency medical transportation; identifies a strategy to strengthen interagency collaboration; addresses any outstanding recommendations made by the Council in the 2005 Report to the President relating to the implementation of Executive Order No. 13330, including— a cost-sharing policy endorsed by the Council; and recommendations to increase participation by recipients of Federal grants in locally developed, coordinated planning processes; to the extent feasible, addresses recommendations by the Comptroller General concerning local coordination of transportation services; examines and proposes changes to Federal regulations that will eliminate Federal barriers to local transportation coordination, including non-emergency medical transportation; and recommends to Congress changes to Federal laws, including chapter 7 of title 42, United States Code, that will eliminate Federal barriers to local transportation coordination, including nonemergency medical transportation. In establishing the cost-sharing policy required under paragraph (2), the Council may consider, to the extent practicable— the development of recommended strategies for grantees of programs funded by members of the Council, including strategies for grantees of programs that fund nonemergency medical transportation, to use the cost-sharing policy in a manner that does not violate applicable Federal laws; and incorporation of an allocated cost model to facilitate local coordination efforts that comply with applicable requirements of programs funded by members of the Council, such as— eligibility requirements; service delivery requirements; and reimbursement requirements. The Council shall, concurrently with submission to the President of a report containing final recommendations of the Council, transmit such report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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