49 U.S.C. § 107
Section 107 · Federal Transit Administration
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case GFI Genfare v. Regional Transportation Authority (1996)
Most recently applied in GFI Genfare v. Regional Transportation Authority (July 1996)
(a) The Federal Transit Administration is an administration in the Department of Transportation.
(b) The head of the Administration is the Administrator who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Administrator reports directly to the Secretary of Transportation.
(c) The Administrator shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
In subsection (b), the words “and shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for Level III of the Executive Schedule Pay Rates (5 U.S.C. 5314)” are omitted as surplus because of 5:5314.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–240 substituted “Federal Transit Administration” for “Urban Mass Transportation Administration” in section catchline and subsec. (a).
Change of Name
Section 3004(a), (b) of Pub. L. 102–240 provided that:
“(a) Redesignation of UMTA.—The Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the Department of Transportation shall be known and designated as the ‘Federal Transit Administration’.
“(b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Urban Mass Transportation Administration shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘Federal Transit Administration’.”