Federal Transit Laws - 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53

Note: On August 10, 2005, President Bush signed the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).  The transit provisions contained in Title III of SAFETEA-LU will be codified in and amend Title 49 of the United States Code (USC), Chapter 53.

To view the planning provisions of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59) that have not yet been codified in the United States Code, please refer to the text of Title III of SAFETEA-LU.

• Federal Transit Laws - 49 USC Chapter 53, as amended by SAFETEA-LU This resource is provided by the American Public Transportation Association; it is not an official resource of the FTA or USDOT.
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5301: Policies, Findings, and Purposes  
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5302: Definitions  
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5303: Metropolitan Planning 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5304: Transportation Improvement Program 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5305: Transportation Management Areas 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5306: Private Enterprise Participation in Metropolitan Planning and Transportation Improvement Programs and Relationship to other Limitations 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula Grants  
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5308: Clean Fuels Formula Grant Program  
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5309: Capital Investment Grants and Loans 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5310: Formula Grants and Loans for Special Needs of Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5311: Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5312: Research, Development, Demonstration, and Training Projects 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5313: State Planning and Research Programs 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5314: National Planning and Research Programs  
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5315: National Transit Institute 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5316, 5317: Repealed 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5318: Bus Testing Facility 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5319: Bicycle Facilities  
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5320: Suspended Light Rail System Technology Pilot Project 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5321: Crime Prevention and Security 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5322: Human Resource Programs 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5323: General Provisions on Assistance 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5324: Limitations on Discretionary and Special Needs Grants and Loans 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5325: Contract Requirements 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5326: Special Procurements 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5327: Project Management Oversight 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5328: Project Review 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5329: Investigation of Safety Hazards 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5330: Withholding Amounts for Noncompliance with Safety Requirements 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5331: Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5332: Nondiscrimination 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5333: Labor Standards 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5334: Administrative Provisions 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5335: Reports and Audits 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5336: Apportionment of Appropriations for Formula Grants 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5337: Apportionment of Appropriations for Fixed Guideway Modernization 
• 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 - Section 5338: Authorizations