1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act . 2. High quality transit operating support program (a) In general Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5307 the following: 5308. High quality transit operating support program (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program under which the Secretary may make grants to eligible recipients to enhance mobility and improve environmental sustainability through investing in public transportation service improvements. (b) Allocation of funding For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate funding as follows: (1) Each urbanized area, State, and Indian Tribe that is an eligible recipient shall receive an apportionment based on data contained in the National Transit Database such that— (A) each urbanized area shall receive an amount equal to 50 percent of the urbanized area’s average annual operating costs over the 3-year period preceding such fiscal year; (B) each State shall receive an amount equal to 50 percent of the subrecipients in such State under section 5311 average operating costs over the 3-year period preceding such fiscal year