Department of Transportation Needs Better Assurance That Transit Systems Are Maintaining Buses
RCED-83-67
Published: Mar 25, 1983. Publicly Released: Mar 25, 1983.
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Highlights
GAO examined the preventive maintenance activities of six major transit systems to determine whether the substantial federal investment in transit buses is adequately protected through proper maintenance.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | The Secretary of Transportation should direct the Administrator, UMTA, to require that federal capital grant assistance for bus purchases be subject to maintenance certification and independent audit provisions similar to those required for block grants. The amount of future federal grant assistance should be dependent on correction of maintenance program deficiencies. |
Closed – Implemented
UMTA will not issue a regulation on bus maintenance.
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| Department of Transportation | The Secretary of Transportation should direct the Administrator, UMTA, to work with the transit industry and develop a federal bus maintenance policy with flexible guidelines on what constitutes an adequate maintenance program and criteria to evaluate these programs. |
Closed – Implemented
UMTA will not issue bus maintenance regulations. It will provide guidance and recommend bus maintenance.
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Equipment maintenanceEvaluation criteriaFederal aid to localitiesGrant administrationMotor vehicle standardsMotor vehiclesTransportation policiesUrban transportationFederal assistance programsMass transit