I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1544 
To promote transportation-oriented development and encourage dedicated 
revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To promote transportation-oriented development and encour-
age dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional 
rail corridor development. 
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 ‘‘National High Per-
formance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Devel-
opment Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INI-
TIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:11 Apr 19, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H1544.IH
H1544
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
establish an initiative to promote intercity and urban pas-
senger rail operations and transportation-oriented develop-
ment by creating incentives for communities to encourage 
dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail cor-
ridor development. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
obtain the services of qualified independent private sector 
entity with experience in transportation-oriented develop-
ment to serve as a liaison between the Federal Govern-
ment, State and local authorities, private sector partici-
pants, and appropriate other stakeholders in the initiative. 
Such entity shall— 
(1) serve as a development planning advisor, by 
advancing and recommending methodologies to use 
in the overall implementation of the initiative; 
(2) provide recommendations as requested by 
the Secretary, which shall include recommendations 
on— 
(A) liaison between the Federal Govern-
ment, and State, local, or regional applicants 
for incentives under the initiative; 
(B) mechanisms for coordination among all 
stakeholders, including State, local, and re-
gional authorities; 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:11 Apr 19, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H1544.IH
H1544
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(C) types of projects that should receive in-
centives under the initiative; and 
(D) mechanisms for providing technical as-
sistance and types of technical assistance that 
should be provided; and 
(3) conduct a preliminary transportation-ori-
ented development survey on the Northeast Corridor 
or other local station areas or regional corridors. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall harmonize 
planning requirements and direct coordination and admin-
istration of the initiative between the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration and the Federal Transit Administration. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL INCENTIVES. 
(a) QUALIFIED PROJECTS.— 
(1) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall establish 
criteria for the designation of projects qualified for 
Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the 
amendments made by this section. 
(2) TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT MAY QUALIFY.— 
Projects that may qualify for Federal incentives pur-
suant to this section and the amendments made by 
this section are commercial development or other 
projects that— 
(A) contribute to the generation of revenue 
by the capture of increasing value from develop-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:11 Apr 19, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H1544.IH
H1544
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS