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(8) provide technical assistance to subrecipients as neces-
sary.
(e) [(E)] Local share requirements. Section 5309 grants re-
quire a federally mandated match amount as the local share. FTA pro-
gram funds cannot be used as the local share. Eligible match sources
include local or state programs, unrestricted federal funds, and trans-
portation development credits. Donations are eligible as local share if
the value is documented.
31.17. Section 5316 Grant Program.
(a) Applicability. The United States Congress repealed 49
U.S.C. 5316, with the passage of Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century (MAP-21). This section applies only to subrecipients
receiving grants with funds appropriated under federal authorization
bills prior to the enactment of MAP-21.
(b) [(a)] Purpose. Section 5316, Federal Transit Act (49
U.S.C. 5316 [49 USg #5316]), authorizes the Secretary of the U.S.
DOT to make grants for public transportation projects for access
to jobs and reverse commute purposes. The commission has been
designated by the governor to administer the 5316 [Seetion 5316]
program, known as the Job Access and Reverse Commute program, or
JARC, in areas with less than 200,000 population.
(c) [( )] Goal and objectives. The department's goal in admin-
istering the 5316 [Section 5316] program is to promote the availability
of public transportation services targeted to employment and employ-
ment-related transportation needs. To achieve this goal, the depart-
ment's objectives are to:
(1) promote the development of employment transporta-
tion services throughout the state, in partnership with local officials,
public and private non-profit agencies, and operators of public trans-
portation services;
(2) fully integrate the 5316 [Section 5316] program with
other federal and state programs supporting public, employment, and
human service transportation;
(3) foster the development of local, coordinated public
transit-human service transportation [and human service transportation
service] plans from which JARC projects are derived;
(4) support local economic development; and
(5) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the 5316
[Section 5346] program through the provision of technical assistance.
(d) [(c-)] Department role. The department acts as the desig-
nated recipient for 5316 [Seetion 5316] funds apportioned to the state
for all urbanized areas with less than 200,000 population and all nonur-
banized areas. The subrecipient shall retain control of daily operations.
(e) [(4)] Project types.
(1) Job access projects include:
(A) financing the eligible costs of projects that provide
public transportation services targeted to welfare recipients and eligible
low income [lew-ineome] individuals;
(B) promoting public transportation use by low income
[low-ineome] workers, including the use of public transportation by
workers with nontraditional work schedules;
(C) promoting the use of employer-provided trans-
portation, including the transit pass benefit program under Section 132
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(D) supporting mobility management and coordination
programs among public transportation providers and other humanservice agencies providing employment or employment-related trans-
portation services; and
(E) otherwise facilitating or providing transportation
for employment or employment-related purposes by welfare recipients
and low income persons.
(2) Reverse commute projects include:
(A) subsidizing the costs associated with adding reverse
commute bus, train, carpool, van routes, or service from urbanized ar-
eas and other than urbanized areas to suburban workplaces;
(B) subsidizing the purchase or lease by a nonprofit or-
ganization or public agency of a van or bus dedicated to shuttling em-
ployees from their residences to a suburban workplace;
(C) supporting mobility management and coordination
programs among public transportation providers and other human
service agencies providing employment or employment-related trans-
portation services; and
(D) otherwise facilitating or providing public trans-
portation services to suburban employment opportunities.
(f) [(e)] Eligible subrecipients.
(1) State agencies, local governmental entities
[authorities], private nonprofit organizations, private for-profit
operators, and operators of public transportation services are eligible
to receive 5316 [Seetion 5316] funds through the department.
(2) Applicants who are subrecipients of public transporta-
tion funds through another program administered by the department
must be in good standing with the department as defined in 31.3 of
this chapter.
(g) [(f)] Eligible assistance categories.
(1) State administrative expenses. The department may use
up to 10 percent [10%] of the annual federal apportionment for urban-
ized areas with less than 200,000 population and nonurbanized areas
to defray the expenses incurred for the planning and administration of
the 5316 [Seetion 5316] program. State administrative and technical
assistance expenses do not require a non-federal match.
(2) Capital expenses.
(A) Eligible items are:
(i) buses, vans, or other paratransit vehicles, fare
boxes, wheelchair lifts and restraints;
(ii) equipment for transporting bicycles on public
transit vehicles;
(iii) radios and communication equipment;
(iv) equipment installation costs;
(v) vehicle procurement, testing, inspection, and ac-
ceptance costs;
(vi) preventive maintenance, including all mainte-
nance costs;
(vii) vehicle rebuilding or overhaul;
(viii) capital and operating support including com-
puter hardware or software, with prior department approval;
(ix) transit-related intelligent transportation sys-
tems;
(x) the introduction of new technology, through in-
novative and improved products, into public transportation;PROPOSED RULES August 9, 2013 38 TexReg 5037
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