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PUBLIC LAW 91-453-OCT. 15, 1970
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to minimize such effect. I n any case in which a hearing has not been held before the State or local agency pursuant to section 3(d), or in Ante, p. 964. which the Secretary determines that the record of hearings before the State or local public agency is inadequate to permit him to make the findings required under the preceding sentence, he shall conduct hearings, after giving adequate notice to interested persons, on any environmental issues raised by such application. Findings of the Secretary under this subsection shall be made a matter of public record." SEC. 7. Section 15 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1611), is amended to read as follows: ^s Stat. aos; ^
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STATE LIMITATION
"SEC. 15. Grants made under section 3 (other than for relocation payments in accordance with section 7(b)) before July 1, 1970, for proj- 78 Stat. 305. ects in any one State shall not exceed in the a g ^ e g a t e 121/^ per centum " ^ "^^ ^^°^*
of the aggregate amount of grant funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 4(b); except that the Secretary may, without 49 USC fe03 regard to such limitation, enter into contracts for grants under section 3 aggregating not to exceed $12,500,000 (subject to the total authorization provided in section 4(b)) with local public bodies and agencies in States where more than two-thirds of the maximum grants permitted in the respective State under this section has been obligated. Grants made under section 3 on or after July 1, 1970, for projects in any one State may not exceed in the aggregate 121/0 per centum of the aggregate amount of funds authorized to be obligated under section 4(c), ^"*^» P* ^^S. except that 15 per centum of the aggregate amount of grant funds authorized to be obligated under section 4(c) may be used by the Secretary, without regard to this limitation, for grants in States where more than two-thirds of the maximum amounts permitted under this section has been obligated. I n computing State limitations under this section, grants for relocation payments shall be excluded. Any grant made under section 3 to a local public body or agency in a major metropolitan area which is used in whole or in part to provide or improve urban mass transportation service, pursuant to an interstate compact approved by the Congress, in a neighboring State having within its boundaries population centers within normal commuting distance from such major metropolitan area, shall, for purposes of computing Stat© limitations under this section, be allocated on an equitable basis, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, between the State in which such public body or agency is situated and such neighboring State." SEC. 8. The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is further 8oltf!!V*i5?' amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 49 USC le'oi note. " P L A N N I N G A N D D E S I G N OF M A S S T R A N S P O R T A T I O N FACILITIES TO MEET
SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY AND THE HANDICAPPED
"SEC. 16. (a) I t is hereby declared to be the national policy that elderly and handicapped persons have the same right as other persons to utilize mass transportation facilities and services; that special efforts shall be made in the planning and design of mass transportation facilities and services so that the availability to elderly and handicapped persons of mass transportation which they can effectively utilize will be assured; and that all Federal programs offering assistance in the field of mass transportation (including the programs under this Act) should contain provisions implementing this policy. " (b) I n addition to the grants and loans otherwise provided for 47-348 0 - 7 2 - 6 5 (Pt. 1)
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