Sec. 5310. Multimodal transportation demonstration program
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Subchapter 1 of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Transportation may establish a pilot program for the demonstration of advanced transportation passenger surface transportation modes in small- and mid-sized communities by providing grants to entities to achieve the purposes of the national transportation research and development plan described in section 6503. Activities eligible for funding under this section include data availability and interoperability, traveler support tools and services, active demand management, micro-transit, mobility-on-demand, and micro-mobility projects to demonstrate first-mile and last-mile transportation connections to the broader transportation system, and any other activity as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Entities eligible to receive grants under this program include State departments of transportation, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and transit agencies serving a population of not more than 200,000 individuals, including communities of economic hardship and communities that experience transportation equity and accessibility issues. An entity seeking funding under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
Each application submitted under this section shall describe how the applying entity will collaborate, as appropriate, with other entities, including institutions of higher education, State and local governments, regional transportation planning organizations, nonprofit organizations, labor organizations, or private sector entities. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out activities under this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. The Federal share of the cost of a project for which a grant is awarded under this section shall not exceed 80 percent.
The local share of the cost of a project under this section may include amounts made available to the recipient under— section 504(b) of title 23; or section 505 of title 23. The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this section for administrative costs under this section. In this section: The term micromobility has the meaning given such term in section 217 of title 23. The term mobility on demand has the meaning given such term in section 5316 of this title. .
The analysis for chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5510. Multimodal transportation demonstration program. .