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THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
The Honorable Phil Gramm
Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510-6075
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The enclosed report, "The Urbanized Area Formula Program and the Needs of Small Transit Intensive Cities" completed through the Cooperative Research Program of the Transportation Research Board, is provided in accordance with Section 3033 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Section 3033 requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the Urbanized Area Formula Program established under Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code and the needs of small urbanized areas with unusually high levels of transit service.
The study concludes that sufficient issues exist suggesting that changes to the existing Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program should be considered as part of the FY 2004 and beyond reauthorization cycle. However, the formula apportionments should continue to reflect underlying transit needs.
Please call either me or Michael Frazier, Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, at (202) 366-4573, if you have any questions. Identical letters are being sent to the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sincerely,
Rodney E. Slater
Enclosure
Identical letters sent to:
The Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes
Ranking Minority Member Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510-6075
The Honorable Bud Shuster
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515-6256
The Honorable James L. Oberstar
Ranking Minority Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515-6256
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