1504 - Department authorization.

     § 1504.  Department authorization.        (a)  General.--The department may, within the limitations     provided in this chapter, incur costs directly and provide     financial assistance for the purposes and activities enumerated     in this chapter.        (b)  Supplementation of Federal and local funds.--The     authority conferred on the department by this chapter includes     providing financial assistance for public passenger     transportation purposes and supplementing Federal funding or     local funding or both.