761—920.4 (324A) Types of projects.
	 920.4(1) Programmed projects. A programmed project may involve operations assistance, capital assistance, or both. These projects are developed, analyzed and ranked through the transit planning process which involves the following steps:
	  a.   	 Each public transit system shall arrange with the appropriate planning agencies for a review of all projects submitted, shall ensure public participation and discussion, and shall list the projects by priority.
	  b.   	 Each public transit system shall submit its ranked list of proposed projects to the air and transit division.
	 920.4(2) Special projects.
	  a.   	 Special projects are extraordinary, emergency or innovative in nature, and may include, but are not limited to, the following purposes:
	 (1) 	 Expanding the scope of planning, managerial, or technical expertise.
	 (2) 	 Improving the performance or fiscal viability of the transit system.
	 (3) 	 Enhancing the capacity for administration consolidation and service coordination.
	 (4) 	 Reducing impediments to intramodal or intermodal transfers.
	 (5) 	 Increasing the cooperation between private and public sectors.
	 (6) 	 Providing incentives for increased commitment of private or public support.
	 (7) 	 Developing, demonstrating, or refining some technical, procedural, or mechanical innovation so that it may be successfully employed by other public transit systems in Iowa.
	 (8) 	 Responding to an emergency situation that places an extraordinary and unforeseen strain on the resources of a public transit system.
	  b.   	 Proposals for special projects may be submitted to the air and transit division at any time. However, because of limited funding, special projects should be submitted with the programmed projects, if possible.
	  c.   	 A special project may either involve assistance to an individual public transit system or to several systems as a group.