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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2520 
To authorize additional funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2019 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 
BEYER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. WEXTON, and Mr. 
TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize additional funding for the Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Metro Accountability 
and Investment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS. 
Section 601(f) of the Passenger Rail Investment and 
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432; 122 
Stat. 4970) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(f) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ORIGINAL FUNDING.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation for grants under this section an 
aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000 
to be available in increments over 10 fiscal 
years beginning in fiscal year 2009, or until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(B) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—Sub-
ject to paragraphs (2) and (3), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation for grants under this section 
$2,000,000,000 to be available in increments 
over 10 fiscal years beginning in fiscal year 
2020, or until expended. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTION ON USE.— 
‘‘(A) 
OPERATING
EXPENSES.— 
$500,000,000 of the amount described in para-
graph (1)(B) may only be used for operating 
expenses of the Transit Authority. 
‘‘(B) 
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.— 
$100,000,000 of the amount described in sub-
paragraph (A) may only be used for the Office 
of Inspector General of the Transit Authority. 
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‘‘(3) REQUIRED
MODIFICATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may not provide grants pursuant to para-
graph (1)(B) unless the Secretary certifies that the 
Board of Directors of the Transit Authority has 
passed a resolution, and is making progress imple-
menting such a resolution, that— 
‘‘(A) establishes an independent budget au-
thority for the Office of Inspector General of 
the Transit Authority; 
‘‘(B) establishes an independent procure-
ment authority for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral of the Transit Authority; 
‘‘(C) establishes an independent hiring au-
thority for the Office of Inspector General of 
the Transit Authority; 
‘‘(D) ensures the inspector general of the 
Transit Authority can obtain legal advice from 
a counsel reporting directly to the director of 
such office; 
‘‘(E) requires the inspector general of the 
Transit Authority to submit recommendations 
for corrective action to the General Manager, 
the Board of Directors of the Transit Author-
ity, and the appropriate congressional commit-
tees; and 
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‘‘(F) requires the inspector general of the 
Transit Authority to publish any recommenda-
tion described in subparagraph (E) on the 
website of the Office of Inspector General of the 
Transit Authority, except that the Inspector 
General may redact personally identifiable in-
formation and information that, in the deter-
mination of the Inspector General, would pose 
a security risk to the systems of the Transit 
Authority. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CERTAIN
FUNDS.— 
The amounts described in paragraph (2) are not 
subject to the requirements of paragraphs (2) and 
(3) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to other funding pro-
vided to the Transit Authority pursuant to any other pro-
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vision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may make 
grants to the Transit Authority for the purpose of funding 
the capital and preventive maintenance projects included 
in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the 
Board of Directors of the Transit Authority. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant made pursuant to this 
section shall be subject to the following limitations and 
conditions: 
(1) The work for which such grant is author-
ized shall be subject to the provisions of the Com-
pact, including any future amendments to the Com-
pact. 
(2) Each such grant shall be for 50 percent of 
the net project cost of the project involved, and shall 
be provided in cash from sources other than Federal 
funds or revenues from the operation of public mass 
transportation systems. Consistent with the terms of 
the amendment to the Compact, or any future 
amendments to such Compact, any funds so pro-
vided shall be solely from undistributed cash sur-
pluses, replacement or depreciation funds of reserves 
available in cash, or new capital. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR MASS 
TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL PROJECTS RECEIVING FUNDS 
UNDER FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION LAW.—Except as 
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specifically provided in this section, the use of any 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization under 
this section shall be subject to the requirements applicable 
to capital projects for which funds are provided under 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, except to the 
extent the Secretary determines that the requirements are 
inconsistent with this Act, its purposes, or any subsequent 
rules of guidance issued pursuant to this Act. 
(d) AMOUNT AND REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) AMOUNT.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Transportation for grants 
under this section $2,000,000,000 to be available in 
increments over 20 fiscal years beginning in fiscal 
year 2020, or until expended. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may not 
award a grant authorized under this subsection un-
less the Secretary certifies, on an annual basis, 
that— 
(A) the Transit Authority is making 
progress toward goals and metrics for system 
performance established by the Secretary in col-
laboration with the signatories to the Compact 
on safety, reliability, and operation costs as 
measured by vehicle revenue hours; and 
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(B) the signatories to the Compact have 
established a dedicated funding source for cap-
ital projects for the Transit Authority that is 
expected 
to 
raise, 
in 
total, 
at 
least 
$300,000,000 annually. 
(e) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Transit Authority’’ means the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority es-
tablished under Article III of the Compact; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Compact’’ means the Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact (Pub-
lic Law 89–774; 80 Stat. 1324). 
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