TRAIN Act

Bill: 116-hr-5903
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Energy efficiency and conservation

Environmental health

Infrastructure development

Public transit

Railroads

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transit Revitalization And Infrastructure Needs Act or the</b> <b>TRAIN Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands the authority of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide fixed guideway capital investment grants.</p> <p>DOT may provide grants to state and local governments to assist in (1) expanding transit station platforms, (2) increasing service frequency, (3) increasing the capacity of an existing station, and (4) replacing temporary measures (including the use of rail equipment) which have been used to expand system capacity.</p> <p>A fixed guideway capital investment grant project may advance to the engineering phase of development if DOT makes certain determinations, including (1) that the project will increase capacity of an existing fixed guideway system, corridor, or station at least 10% or replace temporary measures; and (2) whether existing fixed guideway transit vehicles or stations are at or over capacity, or are projected to be at or over capacity within the next 10 years.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5903 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2020 Mr. McAdams (for himself and Mr. Curtis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to fixed guideway capital investment grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transit Revitalization And Infrastructure Needs Act or the TRAIN Act . 2. Fixed guideway capital investment grants Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by striking corridor-based before capital investment ; and (B) by striking of a corridor before by not less than ; (2) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking system platforms and inserting station platforms ; (B) by striking corridor improvements increasing and inserting increasing service frequency and ; (C) by inserting increasing capacity of existing stations, after infill stations ; (D) by striking guideway system corridor and inserting guideway system, corridor, or station ; (E) by inserting or to replace temporary measures (including the use of used rail equipment) which have been used to expand system capacity. after 10 percent ; and (F) by striking , or acquisition of rolling stock ; (3) in subsection (e)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: (iii) will increase capacity of an existing fixed guideway system, corridor, or station at least 10 percent or replace temporary measures; ; and (ii) in clause (iv)— (I) by inserting the project’s use of clean and renewable electric energy, after environmental benefits, ; and (II) by inserting or measures to increase the environmental sustainability after cost per rider ; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: (ii) whether existing fixed guideway transit vehicles or stations are at or over capacity, or are projected to be at or over capacity within the next 10 years or replace temporary measures (including the use of used rail equipment) which have been used to expand system capacity; ; and (ii) in clause (iii) by inserting overcome barriers to service increases or after the project will .