BUS Act

Bill: 117-hr-3334
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-19
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Build Up the Suburbs Act or the BUS Act</strong></p> <p>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).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Further, the Department of Transportation must give priority in selecting Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects to those that include public transportation components.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3334 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 A BILL To increase the project cap for certain small starts projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Build Up the Suburbs Act or the BUS Act . 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. . 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 . 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. .