(a)
(1) better coordinate public and private sector-provided public transportation services;
(2) promote more effective utilization of private sector expertise, financing, and operational capacity to deliver costly and complex new fixed guideway capital projects; and
(3) promote transparency and public understanding of public-private partnerships affecting public transportation.
(b)
(1) provide technical assistance to recipients of Federal transit grant assistance, at the request of a recipient, on practices and methods to best utilize private providers of public transportation; and
(2) educate recipients of Federal transit grant assistance on laws and regulations under this chapter that impact private providers of public transportation.
(c)
(1) identify best practices for public-private partnerships models in the United States and in other countries;
(2) develop standard public-private partnership transaction model contracts; and
(3) perform financial assessments that include the calculation of public and private benefits of a proposed public-private partnership transaction.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 104–287, §5(13), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3390; Pub. L. 105–178, title III, §3017(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 361; Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, §9009(l), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 857; Pub. L. 109–59, title III, §3017, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1600; Pub. L. 112–141, div. B, §20013(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 692.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 5315(a) | 49 App.:1625(a) (1st–3d sentences). | July 9, 1964, Pub. L. 88–365, 78 Stat. 302, §29(a)–(c); added Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, §6022, 105 Stat. 2185. |
| 5315(b) | 49 App.:1625(a) (last sentence). | |
| 5315(c) | 49 App.:1625(c). | |
| 5315(d) | 49 App.:1625(b). |
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