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1.The department shall compile and maintain current information on the use of federal,
state, local, and private aid affecting urban and rural public transit programs. Public,
private, and private nonprofit organizations applying for or receiving federal, state, or local
aid for providing transit services shall annually report to the department the costs of their
transportation programs, depicting funds used for public transit programs and such other
information as the department may require prior to receiving any federal or state funds or
any aid from a political subdivision of the state. The report shall list all of the funding sources
of the organization along with the listing of funds expended by that organization during the
preceding fiscal year. The department, in cooperation with t
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1. The department shall compile and maintain current information on the use of federal,
state, local, and private aid affecting urban and rural public transit programs. Public,
private, and private nonprofit organizations applying for or receiving federal, state, or local
aid for providing transit services shall annually report to the department the costs of their
transportation programs, depicting funds used for public transit programs and such other
information as the department may require prior to receiving any federal or state funds or
any aid from a political subdivision of the state. The report shall list all of the funding sources
of the organization along with the listing of funds expended by that organization during the
preceding fiscal year. The department, in cooperation with the regional planning agencies
as the responsible agency for annual updating the regional transit development programs,
shall compile this information annually. A state agency or organization administering funds
for transit services is required to submit all funding requests through the regional and state
clearinghouse and the department. An organization, state agency, political subdivision, or
public transit system, except public school transportation, receiving federal, state, or local
aid to provide or contract for public transit services or transportation to the general public
and specific client groups, must coordinate and consolidate funding and resulting service, to
the maximum extent possible, with the urban or regional transit system.
2. a. Uponrequest, thedepartmentshallprovideassistancetopoliticalsubdivisions, state
agencies, and organizations affected by this chapter for federal aid applications for urban
and rural transit system program aid. The department, in cooperation with the regional
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planning agencies, shall maintain current information reflecting the amount of federal, state,
and local aid received by the public and private nonprofit organizations providing public
transitservicesandthepurposeforwhichtheaidisreceived. Thedepartmentshallbiennially
prepare a report to be submitted to the general assembly and the governor prior to December
15 of even-numbered years. The report shall recommend methods to increase transportation
coordination and improve the efficiency of federal, state, and local government programs
used to finance public transit services and may address other topics as appropriate. The
department of health and human services and the officers and agents of the other affected
state and local government units shall provide input as requested by the department.
b. The department shall use the following criteria to adopt rules to determine compliance
with and exceptions to subsection 1:
(1) Elimination of duplicative and inefficient administrative costs, policies, and
management.
(2) Utilization of resources for transportation services effectively and efficiently.
(3) Elimination of duplicative and inefficient transportation services.
(4) Development of transportation services which meet the needs of the general public
and insure services adequate to the needs of transportation disadvantaged persons.
(5) Protection of the rights of private enterprise public transit providers.
(6) Coordination of planning for transportation services at the urban and regional level
by all agencies or organizations receiving public funds that are purchasing or providing
transportation services.
(7) Management of equipment and facilities purchased with public funds so that efficient
and routine maintenance and replacement is accomplished.
(8) Training of transit management, drivers, and maintenance personnel to provide safe,
efficient, and economical transportation services.
c. Eligibility to receive or expend federal, state, or local funds for transportation services
by all agencies or organizations purchasing or providing these services shall be contingent
upon compliance with these criteria as determined by the department.
3. The department shall receive and distribute federal aid to public transit systems
unless precluded by federal statute; however, the department shall not retain or redirect any
portion of funds received by the department for a particular public transit system except that
the department may redirect unused funds after a project is completed in order to prevent
the lapse of funds. The department may designate the public transit systems as the direct
recipients of federal aid.