2004 US Code
Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 53 - MASS TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 5315 - National transit institute
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS CHAPTER 53 - MASS TRANSPORTATION Sec. 5315 - National transit institute |
Contains | section 5315 |
Date | 2004 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2005 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 104-287, §5(13), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3390; Pub. L. 105-178, title III, §3017(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 361; Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, §9009(<em>l</em>), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 857. |
Statutes at Large References | 78 Stat. 302 105 Stat. 2185 108 Stat. 813 110 Stat. 3390 112 Stat. 361, 857 |
Public Law References | Public Law 88-365, Public Law 102-240, Public Law 103-272, Public Law 104-287, Public Law 105-178, Public Law 105-206 |
§5315. National transit institute
(a) Establishment and Duties.—The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to Rutgers University to establish a national transit institute. In cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration, State transportation departments, public mass transportation authorities, and national and international entities, the institute shall develop and conduct training programs of instruction for United States Government, State, and local transportation employees, United States citizens, and foreign nationals engaged or to be engaged in Government-aid mass transportation work. The programs may include courses in recent developments, techniques, and procedures related to—
(1) mass transportation planning;
(2) management;
(3) environmental factors;
(4) acquisition and joint use of rights of way;
(5) engineering and architectural design;
(6) procurement strategies for mass transportation systems;
(7) turnkey approaches to delivering mass transportation systems;
(8) new technologies;
(9) emission reduction technologies;
(10) ways to make mass transportation accessible to individuals with disabilities;
(11) construction, construction management, insurance, and risk management;
(12) maintenance;
(13) contract administration;
(14) inspection;
(15) innovative finance; and
(16) workplace safety.
(b) Related Educational and Training Programs.—The Secretary shall delegate to the institute the authority of the Secretary to develop and conduct educational and training programs related to mass transportation.
(c) Providing Education and Training.—Education and training of Government, State, and local transportation employees under this section shall be provided—
(1) by the Secretary at no cost to the States and local governments for subjects that are a Government program responsibility; or
(2) when the education and training are paid under subsection (d) of this section, by the State, with the approval of the Secretary, through grants and contracts with public and private agencies, other institutions, individuals, and the institute.
(d) Availability of Amounts.—Not more than .5 percent of the amounts made available for a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1991, to a State or public mass transportation authority in the State to carry out sections 5307 and 5309 of this title is available for expenditure by the State and public mass transportation authorities in the State, with the approval of the Secretary, to pay not more than 80 percent of the cost of tuition and direct educational expenses related to educating and training State and local transportation employees under this section.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 104–287, §5(13), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3390; Pub. L. 105–178, title III, §3017(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 361; Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, §9009(l), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 857.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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5315(a) | 49 App.:1625(a) (1st–3d sentences). | July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, §29(a)–(c); added Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, §6022, 105 Stat. 2185. |
5315(b) | 49 App.:1625(a) (last sentence). | |
5315(c) | 49 App.:1625(c). | |
5315(d) | 49 App.:1625(b). |
In subsection (a), before clause (1), the word “conduct” is substituted for “administer” for consistency in this section.
In subsection (d), the word “department” is omitted for consistency in this section.
Pub. L. 104–287This amends 49:5315(d), 5317(b)(5), and 5323(b)(1), (c), and (e) to correct erroneous cross-references.
Amendments1998—Pub. L. 105–178, §3017(a)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 105–206 substituted “transit” for “mass transportation” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–178, §3017(a)(2)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 105–206 substituted “national transit institute” for “national mass transportation institute” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 105–178, §3017(a)(2)(B), as amended by Pub. L. 105–206 inserted “and architectural design” before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 105–178, §3017(a)(2)(C), as amended by Pub. L. 105–206 substituted “delivering” for “carrying out”.
Subsec. (a)(11). Pub. L. 105–178, §3017(a)(2)(D), as amended by Pub. L. 105–206 inserted “, construction management, insurance, and risk management” before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (a)(15), (16). Pub. L. 105–178, §3017(a)(2)(E)–(G), as amended by Pub. L. 105–206 added pars. (15) and (16).
1996—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–287 substituted “sections 5307 and 5309” for “sections 5304 and 5306”.
Effective Date of 1998 AmendmentTitle IX of Pub. L. 105–206 effective simultaneously with enactment of Pub. L. 105–178 and to be treated as included in Pub. L. 105–178 at time of enactment, and provisions of Pub. L. 105–178, as in effect on day before July 22, 1998, that are amended by title IX of Pub. L. 105–206 to be treated as not enacted, see section 9016 of Pub. L. 105–206, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.
Effective Date of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–287 effective July 5, 1994, see section 8(1) of Pub. L. 104–287, set out as a note under section 5303 of this title.
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