Labour market · 07/12/1995

Guidelines, Section 5333(b), Federal Transit Law

The Federal Transit law, Title 49 U.S.C., Chapter 53, provides, in general, at Section 5333(b) (commonly referred to as ``Section 13(c)'', that, as a condition of certain Federal financial assistance by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in financing mass transportation systems, fair and equitable arrangements must be made, as determined by the Department of Labor (the Department), to protect the interests of employees affected by such assistance. In conjunction with the Department's role in making such determinations, the Department is providing information concerning its procedures for processing applications for assistance under the Federal Transit Law, and certification by the Department of acceptable protective arrangements.