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§107 Federal Transit Administration

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - ORGANIZATION › § 107

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Federal Transit Administration in DOT; the President appoints its Administrator with Senate approval, who reports to and follows the Secretary.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §107

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(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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10749:1608 (note).Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1968, eff. July 1, 1968, § 3, 82 Stat. 1369. 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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–240 substituted “Federal Transit Administration” for “Urban Mass Transportation Administration” in section catchline and subsec. (a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 102–240, title III, § 3004(a), (b), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2088, 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’.”

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

49 U.S.C. § 107

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73