FOREWORD This is the 5th edition of the text of statutes authorizing and governing the Federal mass transportation program and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), formerly the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA). It is designed to be a quick reference for staff at the FTA, recipients of FTA funds, and others interested in mass transportation. Part I of this book contains the FTA's authorizing legislation, the Federal Transit Act (formerly the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964), as it has been amended through June 1992. The footnotes provide explanatory material with reference to case law and legislative history. All legislative histories refer to applicable sections of Public Laws. Appendix 2 provides complete citations for the Public Laws referenced in the footnotes. Part II contains those provisions of FTA authorizing legislation that are applicable to the Federal mass transportation program but were not specific amendments to the Federal Transit Act. It also includes selected provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code, Highways and other Federal-aid highway law related to the Federal mass transportation program. Part III contains other selected Federal laws affecting the Federal mass transportation program. Appendix 1 carries, for historical purposes, Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, which transferred the functions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to the Department of Transportation. Appendix 2 is a listing of the Public Laws which have amended the Federal Transit Act since its enactment as the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Appendix 2 includes the Statutes-At-Large citations, the dates of enactment, and the short title, if applicable, of each Public Law listed. This book also contains a subject matter/key word index. [This book is not an official source for citation purposes. It is published periodically as a quick reference only. For legal documents refer to an up-to-date source of the relevant statutes such as the United States Code.] i |