Build Up the Suburbs Act or the BUS Act
This bill modifies programs that support public transportation projects, with a particular focus on fixed-guideway transportation systems (e.g., light rail and bus rapid transit).
Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for certain grants that support the construction and expansion of such systems. In particular, it increases the cap on federal assistance for Small Starts projects (funded through Capital Investment Grants) from $100 million to $360 million and the total estimated net capital cost from $300 million to $600 million. It also includes express lane transit systems within the scope of fixed guideways.
Further, the Department of Transportation must give priority in selecting Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects to those that include public transportation components.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3334 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3334
To increase the project cap for certain small starts projects, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2021
Ms. Bourdeaux (for herself, Mrs. McBath, and Mr. Gimenez) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To increase the project cap for certain small starts projects, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Build Up the Suburbs Act'' or the
``BUS Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21),
(22), (23), and (24) as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11), (12),
(13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22),
(23), (24), and (25), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) Express lane transit system.--The term `express lane
transit system' means a public transportation facility that--
``(A) utilizes an integrated combination of bus
rapid transit and tolled managed lanes; and
``(B) allows for limited access entry of toll
paying vehicles to restricted lanes, while prioritizing
transit's need and use of available capacity in order
to improve transit performance.''; and
(3) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated--
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period and
inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) for express lane transit system.''.
SEC. 3. FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.
Section 5309(a)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$100,000,000'' and
inserting ``$360,000,000''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$300,000,000'' and
inserting ``$600,000,000''.
SEC. 4. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
Section 117 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(o) Priority.--In selecting projects under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to projects that include multimodal
public transportation components.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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