S 909
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 909
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit certain revenues
of private providers of public transportation by vanpool received from
providing public transportation to be used for the purpose of acquiring
rolling stock, and to permit certain expenditures of private vanpool
contractors to be credited toward the local matching share of the costs
of public transportation projects, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 5, 2011
Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit certain revenues
of private providers of public transportation by vanpool received from
providing public transportation to be used for the purpose of acquiring
rolling stock, and to permit certain expenditures of private vanpool
contractors to be credited toward the local matching share of the costs
of public transportation projects, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Private Investment in Commuter Vanpooling
Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT'S SHARE OF COSTS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
`(q) Costs Incurred by Private Providers of Public Transportation by
Vanpool-
`(1) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection, the following definitions shall
apply:
`(A) PRIVATE PROVIDER OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY VANPOOL- The term
`private provider of public transportation by vanpool' means a private
entity that--
`(i) provides vanpool services in the service area of a recipient
of assistance under this chapter using a commuter highway vehicle
or vanpool vehicle; and
`(ii) has entered into a service agreement with a recipient of
assistance under this chapter.
`(B) COMMUTER HIGHWAY VEHICLE OR VANPOOL VEHICLE- The term `commuter
highway vehicle or vanpool vehicle' means any vehicle--
`(i) the seating capacity of which is not fewer than 6 adults
(not including the driver); and
`(ii) not less than 80 percent of the mileage use of which is
reasonably expected to be for the purpose of transporting commuters
in connection with travel between their residences and their place
of employment.
`(2) LOCAL MATCHING SHARE- The non-Federal share of the cost of a
capital project under this chapter may include an amount equal to--
`(A) any amount expended by a private provider of public transportation
by vanpool for the acquisition of rolling stock to be used by the
private provider of public transportation by vanpool in the service
area of the recipient; less
`(B) any amount the private provider of public transportation by
vanpool has received from the Federal Government or a State or local
government for the acquisition of the rolling stock.
`(3) USE OF REVENUES- A private provider of public transportation
by vanpool may use revenues received from providing public transportation
service in the service area of a recipient of assistance under this
chapter that are in excess of the operating costs of the private provider
of public transportation by vanpool for the purpose of acquiring rolling
stock, if the private provider of public transportation by vanpool
enters into a legally binding agreement with the recipient that requires
the private provider of public transportation by vanpool to use the
rolling stock in the service area of the recipient.'
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