Sec. 2204. Formula grants for rural areas
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Section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph
(2)by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may approve a State program that allocates not more than 5 percent of such State’s apportionment to assist rural areas that were redesignated as urban areas not more than 2 fiscal years after the last census designation of urbanized area boundaries. ; and in paragraph
(3)by striking section 5338(a)(2)(F) and inserting section 5338(a)(2)(E) ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)by striking section 5338(a)(2)(F) and inserting section 5338(a)(2)(E) ; in subparagraph
(A)by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000 ; and in subparagraph
(B)by striking $30,000,000 and inserting the amount remaining under section 5338(a)(2)(E)(i) after the amount under subparagraph
(A)is distributed ; in paragraph (2)(C) by striking section 5338(a)(2)(F) and inserting section 5338(a)(2)(E) ; and in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph
(A)by striking section 5338(a)(2)(F) and inserting section 5338(a)(2)(E) ; and by striking subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)and inserting the following: Subject to clause (ii), each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 15 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of the land area in rural areas in that State and divided by the land area in all rural areas in the United States, as shown by the most recent decennial census of population. No State shall receive more than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i). Each State shall receive an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of the population of rural areas in that State and divided by the population of all rural areas in the United States, as shown by the most recent decennial census of population. Subject to clause (ii), each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of vehicle revenue miles in rural areas in that State and divided by the vehicle revenue miles in all rural areas in the United States, as determined by national transit database reporting. No State shall receive more than 5 percent of the amount apportioned under clause (i). Each State shall receive an amount that is equal to 10 percent of the amount apportioned under this paragraph, multiplied by the ratio of low-income individuals in rural areas in that State and divided by the number of low-income individuals in all rural areas in the United States, as shown by the Bureau of the Census. ; in subsection (f)— in paragraph
(1)by inserting A State may expend funds to continue service into another State to extend a route. before Eligible activities under ; and in paragraph
(2)by inserting and makes the certification and supporting documents publicly available before the period at the end; and in subsection
(g)by adding at the end the following: For any funds provided by a department or agency of the Government under paragraph (3)(D) or by a service agreement under paragraph (3)(C), and such department or agency has regulations in place that provide for the valuation of volunteer hours as allowable in-kind contributions toward the non-Federal share of project costs, such regulations shall be used to determine the allowable valuation of volunteer hours as an in-kind contribution toward the non-Federal remainder of net project costs for a transit project funded under this section. Subparagraph
(A)shall not apply to the provision of fixed-route bus services funded under this section. .