September 21, 2009 GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. -- The Obama administration announced Monday that the Flint Mass Transportation Authority was among the transit agencies awarded a share of $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funds for pursuing environmental technologies to lessen America’s dependence on oil and create green jobs. The MTA will use the funds to replace two diesel buses with advanced all-electric Zero-Emissions GTB-40 buses from Fisher Coachworks.

“These grants will put Americans to work now while improving our environment in the future,” said Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff.

MTA’s proposal was among 43 winning projects selected in nationwide competition for $100 million in
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds.

Since President Barack Obama signed ARRA into law on Feb. 17, 2009, grants totaling more than $7.2
billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the nation.

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