Local Transit Planning Support Act

Bill: 117-s-2365
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2021-07-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Georgia

Public transit

Rural conditions and development

State and local finance

Transportation programs funding

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Local Transit Planning Support Act</strong></p> <p>This bill increases the federal share of certain grants that support states and localities with planning and related activities for public transportation projects in areas with a lower population density or a lower average income than surrounding areas.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2365 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Ossoff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the Government share of the cost of certain planning activities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Transit Planning Support Act . 2. Planning programs Section 5305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: (f) Government share of costs (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2)(A), the Government share of the cost of an activity funded using amounts made available under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the activity unless the Secretary determines that it is in the interests of the Government— (A) not to require a State or local match; or (B) to allow a Government share greater than 80 percent. (2) Certain activities (A) In general The Government share of the cost of an activity funded using amounts made available under this section shall be not less than 90 percent for an activity that assists parts of an urbanized area or rural area with lower population density or lower average income levels compared to— (i) the applicable urbanized area; (ii) the applicable rural area; (iii) an adjoining urbanized area; or (iv) an adjoining rural area. (B) Report A State or metropolitan planning organization that carries out an activity described in subparagraph (A) with an increased Government share described in that subparagraph shall report to the Secretary, in a form as determined by the Secretary, how the increased Government share for transportation planning activities benefits commuting and other essential travel in parts of the applicable urbanized area or rural area described in subparagraph (A) with lower population density or lower average income levels. .