§5312. Research, development, demonstration, and training projects
(a)
(b)
(A) to conduct competent research and investigations into the theoretical or practical problems of urban transportation; and
(B) to train individuals to conduct further research or obtain employment in an organization that plans, builds, operates, or manages an urban transportation system.
(2) Research and investigations under this subsection include-
(A) the design and use of urban mass transportation systems and urban roads and highways;
(B) the interrelationship between various modes of urban and interurban transportation;
(C) the role of transportation planning in overall urban planning;
(D) public preferences in transportation;
(E) the economic allocation of transportation resources; and
(F) the legal, financial, engineering, and esthetic aspects of urban transportation.
(3) When making a grant under this subsection, the appropriate Secretary shall give preference to an institution that brings together knowledge and expertise in the various social science and technical disciplines related to urban transportation problems.
(c)
(2) The Secretary of Transportation may make grants to State and local governmental authorities for projects that will use innovative techniques and methods in managing and providing mass transportation.
(3) A fellowship under this subsection may be for not more than one year of training in an institution that offers a program applicable to the mass transportation industry. The recipient of the grant shall select an individual on the basis of demonstrated ability and for the contribution the individual reasonably can be expected to make to an efficient mass transportation operation. A grant for a fellowship may not be more than the lesser of $24,000 or 75 percent of-
(A) tuition and other charges to the fellowship recipient;
(B) additional costs incurred by the training institution and billed to the grant recipient; and
(C) the regular salary of the fellowship recipient for the period of the fellowship to the extent the salary is actually paid or reimbursed by the grant recipient.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 5312(a) | 49 App.:1605(a). | July 9, 1964,
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| 49 App.:1605(d). | July 9, 1964,
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| 5312(b)(1) | 49 App.:1607c(a) (1st, 2d sentences). | July 9, 1964,
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| 5312(b)(2) | 49 App.:1607c(a) (3d sentence). | |
| 5312(b)(3) | 49 App.:1607c(a) (last sentence). | |
| 5312(c)(1) | 49 App.:1607b (1st sentence). | July 9, 1964,
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| 5312(c)(2) | 49 App.:1603(c) (1st sentence). | July 9, 1964,
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| 5312(c)(3) | 49 App.:1607b (2d–last sentences). |
In subsections (a) and (b)(1), the words "(or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development when required by section 5334(i) of this title)" are added for clarity.
In subsection (a), the word "working" is omitted as surplus. The words "departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government" are substituted for "other Federal departments and agencies" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words "all phases of", "(including the development, testing, and demonstration of new facilities, equipment, techniques, and methods)", "In carrying out the provisions of this section", "or data as he deems", "public or private", and "contained . . . section 1701d–3 of title 12 or . . . other provision of" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words "public and private", "assist in establishing or carrying on comprehensive research in the problems of transportation in urban areas. Such grants shall be used to", and "and qualified" are omitted as surplus. In clause (A), the words "or both" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b)(3), the word "appropriate" is added for clarity.
In subsection (c)(1), the words "and agencies thereof" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(3), before clause (A), the words "public or private training" and "the sum of" are omitted as surplus. In clause (B), the words "in connection with the fellowship" are omitted as surplus.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 5313, 5314, 5333, 5334, 5338 of this title.