- (a) Purpose. The Federal Transit Act, §9, as amended (49 United States Code §1607), authorizes the secretary of the United States Department of Transportation to make capital and operating grants for public transportation projects in urbanized areas.
- (b) Eligible recipients. Section 9 funds for urbanized areas of 200,000 or more population are dispensed by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) directly to eligible recipients designated by the governor. Section 9 funds for urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 may be dispensed by the governor or may be dispensed by FTA directly to eligible recipients designated by the governor.
Source Note:The provisions of this §31.26 adopted to be effective August 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 3704; amended to effective July 20, 1992, 17 TexReg 4891.