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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5228 
To provide for competitive grants to support access to affordable housing 
and the enhancement of mobility for residents in disadvantaged commu-
nities or neighborhoods. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 
BOURDEAUX, and Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for competitive grants to support access to afford-
able housing and the enhancement of mobility for resi-
dents in disadvantaged communities or neighborhoods. 
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 ‘‘Public Transportation 
Expansion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCESS CONSTRUCTION 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2022 such sums as may be nec-
essary, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the 
Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration for 
competitive grants to support access to affordable housing 
and the enhancement of mobility for residents in disadvan-
taged communities or neighborhoods, in persistent poverty 
communities, or for low-income riders generally. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made 
available under this section shall— 
(1) be available to recipients and subrecipients 
eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(2) after allocation, be administered as if such 
funds were provided under section 5307 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Eligible activities for 
funds made available under this section shall be— 
(1) construction of a new fixed guideway capital 
project; 
(2) construction of a bus rapid transit project 
or a corridor-based bus rapid transit project that 
utilizes zero-emission vehicles, including costs related 
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to the acquisition of such vehicles and related charg-
ing or fueling infrastructure, or a collection of such 
projects; and 
(3) notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of section 
5307 of such title, an expansion of the service area 
or the frequency of service of recipients under such 
section, which may include operational expenses, in-
cluding the provision of fare-free or reduced-fare 
service, or the acquisition of zero-emission vehicles 
or infrastructure to expand service. 
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