urban highway public transportation

urban highway public transportation Sec. 111. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section as follows: “§ 142. Urban highway public transportation “(a) To encourage the development, improvement, and use of public mass transportation systems operating motor vehicles on highways, other than on rails, for the transportation of passengers (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘buses’) within urbanized areas so as to increase the traffic capacity of the Federal-aid systems, sums apportioned in accordance with paragraphs (3), (5), and (6) of subsection (b) of section 104 of this title shall be available to finance the Federal share of the costs of projects for the construction of exclusive or preferential bus lanes, highway traffic control devices, bus passenger loading areas and facilities, including shelters, and fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus and other public mass transportation passengers. “(b) The establishment of routes and schedules of such public mass transportation systems shall be based upon a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in accordance with section 134 of title 23, United States Code. “(c) For all purposes of this title, a project authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to be a highway project, and, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Federal share payable on account of such project shall be that provided in section 120 of this title. 84 Stat. 1720 “(d) No project authorized by this section, other than a project for fringe or transportation corridor parking facilities, shall be approved unless— “(1) such project (A) will avoid the construction of a highway project under this title which increases automobile traffic capacity, (B) will provide a capacity for the movement of persons at least equal to that which would be provided by the avoided highway project, and (C) will not exceed in the amount of the Federal share, the Federal share of the cost of the avoided highway project; or “(2) no other feasible or prudent highway project can provide the additional capacity for the movement of persons by motor vehicles on highways (other than on rails) provided by this project. “(e) No project authorized by this section shall be approved unless the Secretary of Transportation has received assurances satisfactory to him from the State that public mass transportation systems will have adequate capability to fully utilize the proposed project.” (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “142. Urban highway public transportation.”