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SUBCHAPTER III— PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR SYSTEM UNITS
§ 101521. Transportation service and facility programs

(a)
Formulation of Plans and Implementation of
Projects.—
The Secretary may formulate transportation plans and implement
transportation projects where feasible pursuant to those plans for System units.
(b)
Contracts, Operations, and Acquisitions for
Improvement of Access to System Units.—
(1)
Authority of secretary.—
To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary may—
(A)
contract with public or private agencies or carriers to provide
transportation services, capital equipment, or facilities to improve
access to System units;
(B)
operate those services directly in the absence of suitable and
adequate agencies or carriers;
(C)
acquire, by purchase, lease, or agreement, capital equipment for
those services; and
(D)
where necessary to carry out this subchapter, acquire, by lease,
purchase, donation, exchange, or transfer, land, water, or an interest
in land or water that is situated outside the boundary of a System unit.
(2)
Specific provisions related to property
acquisition.—
(A)
Administration.—
The acquired property shall be administered as part of the System
unit.
(B)
Acquistion 
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1 So in original.
Probably should be “Acquisition”.
of land or interests in land owned by state
or political subdivision.—
Any land or interests in land owned by a State or any of its
political subdivisions may be acquired only by donation.
(C)
Acquisition subject to statutory
limitations.—
Any land acquisition shall be subject to any statutory limitations
on methods of acquisition and appropriations as may be specifically
applicable to the area.
(c)
Establishment of Information Programs.—
The Secretary shall establish information programs to inform the public of
available System unit access opportunities and to promote the use of
transportation modes other than personal motor vehicles for access to and travel
within the System units.
(d)
Undertaking Transportation Facilities and
Services.—
Transportation facilities and services provided pursuant to this subchapter
may be undertaken by the Secretary directly or by contract without regard to any
requirement of Federal, State, or local law respecting determinations of public
convenience and necessity or other similar matters. The Secretary or contractor
shall consult with the appropriate State or local public service commission or
other body having authority to issue certificates of convenience and necessity.
A contractor shall be subject to applicable requirements of that body unless the
Secretary determines that the requirements would not be consistent with the
purposes and provisions of this subchapter.
(e)
Construction of Grant of Authority Respecting
Operation of Motor Vehicles Excepted From Statutory Coverage.—
No grant of authority in this subchapter shall be deemed to expand the
exemption of section 13506(a)(9) of title
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