Action
Notice.
Summary
This Notice announces establishment of a new public/private Joint Partnership Program for Deployment of Innovation (JPP) in the mass transportation industry, describes the statutory bases of the JPP, requests comments on the proposed approach, and solicits initial proposals for JPP consideration. Section 3015 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), signed into law by President Clinton on June 9, 1998, creates a new Section 5312(d) in Title 49, United States Code, which authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements, with competitively selected consortia to promote the early deployment of innovation in mass transportation services, management, operational practices, or technology that has broad applicability. Under the JPP, competitively selected consortia will share costs, risks, and rewards of early deployment of innovation in the transit environment.