CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED STATE AND FEDERAL APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATING, CAPITAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING

CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED STATE AND FEDERAL APPLICATIONS FOR OPERATING, CAPITAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING

All citizens are advised that CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“CATA”) has prepared an application for State of Michigan (“State”) financial assistance for fiscal year 2024 as required under Act 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, and for federal assistance as required under the federal transit laws, as amended, as follows:

State Operating Assistance                                                                           $  17,890,336

FTA/State Urban Capital Program (Section 5307)                                       $   9,731,450

State Specialized Services                                                                            $        40,000

FTA Rural Operating Assistance (Section 5311)                                          $      438,911

FTA/State Bus and Bus Facilities (Section 5339)                                         $   1,041,220

FTA/State Enhanced Mobility (Section 5310)                                              $      495,411

TOTAL                                                                                                       $ 29,637,328

Operating and capital funds listed above include both urban and rural funds. Capital projects to be funded include the purchase of large and small buses, paratransit vehicles for transporting customers, support vehicles, preventive maintenance, technology systems, planning, maintenance equipment, bus replacement parts, safety and security system, customer enhancements and facility improvements. This notice meets the Federal Transit Administration 5307 public notification requirement. The above program will be the final program, unless amended.

CATA ensures that the level and quality of transportation service is provided without regard to race, color, or national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information regarding our Title VI obligations or to file a complaint, please contact CATA’s Deputy CEO/ Civil Rights Officer at 4615 Tranter Street, Lansing, MI 48910 or via email to: titlevi@cata.org.

The proposed application is on file at CATA, 4615 Tranter Street, Lansing, MI, and may be reviewed during a 30-day period (Feb. 26, 2023 – March 28, 2023), Monday – Friday, between the hours of

8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Written comments regarding the application and/ or written requests for a public hearing to review the application must be received by 5 p.m. March 28, 2023. If a hearing is requested, notice of the scheduled date, time and location will be provided at least 10 days in advance.

Submittals should be sent to CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, FY 2024 Grant Application, Attn: Planning and Development Department, 4615 Tranter Street, Lansing, MI 48910 or via email to: marketing@cata.org.                                                                                  CP#23-049