Table 13

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
TABLE 13
FY 2001 APPORTIONMENT FORMULA FOR FORMULA PROGRAM


Percent of Formula Funds Available

Section 5310: 2.4% States - allocated to states based on state's population of elderly and persons with disabilities
Section 5311: 6.37% Nonurbanized Areas - allocated to states based on state's nonurbanized area population
Section 5307: 91.23% Urbanized Areas (UZA)


UZA Population and Weighting Factors

50,000-199,000 in population:
(Apportioned to Governors)
    9.32% of available Section 5307 funds
      50% apportioned based on population
      50% apportioned based on population x population density


200,000 and greater in population:
(Apportioned to UZAs)
    90.68% of available Section 5307 funds
      33.29% (Fixed Guideway Tier*)
        95.61% (Non-incentive Portion of Tier)
          --- at least 0.75% to each UZA with commuter rail and pop. 750,000 or greater
          60% - fixed guideway revenue vehicle miles
          40% - fixed guideway route miles
        4.39% ("Incentive" Portion of Tier)
          -- at least 0.75% to each UZA with commuter rail and pop. 750,000 or greater
          -- fixed guideway passenger miles x fixed guideway passenger miles/operating cost

      66.71% ("Bus" Tier)
        90.8% (Non-incentive Portion of Tier)
          73.39% for UZAs with population 1,000,000 or greater
            50% - bus revenue vehicle miles 25% - population 25% - population x population density
          26.61% for UZAs pop. < 1,000,000
            50% - bus revenue vehicle miles 25% - population 25% - population x density
        9.2% ("Incentive" Portion of Tier)
          -- bus passenger miles x bus passenger miles/operating cost

*Includes all fixed guideway modes, such as heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, trolleybus, aerial tramway, inclined plane, cable car, automated guideway transit, ferryboats, exclusive busways, and HOV lanes.
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