The Ulster County Laws, Rules, and Government Services Committee on June 12 voted to authorize the submission of Federal Transit Administration grant applications related to Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT).

One resolution authorizes submitting FTA Section 5307 funds for design, site selection and facility analysis for UCAT transportation facilities. A second resolution authorizes applying for FTA capital funds (recorded in the transcript as a second FTA funding line) for UCAT capital expenditures. Both resolutions give authority to the County Executive to execute required applications or agreements to accept the funding.

Both resolutions were moved, seconded and adopted by the committee without recorded opposition. The committee did not discuss detailed project scopes or specific dollar amounts for each application in the recorded excerpt.

Next steps: staff will prepare application materials and any required county agreements for executive signature if the grants are awarded; the committee’s actions authorized submission only and do not commit the county to expenses beyond application and acceptance procedures required by the FTA.