### Question
What does private provider of public transportation by vanpool mean?


### Answer
**Private provider of public transportation by vanpool** has the following meaning in *49 U.S.C. § 5323*:

> a private entity providing vanpool services in the service area of a recipient of assistance under this chapter using a commuter highway vehicle or vanpool vehicle

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5323*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION**

