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119-hr-8315119th CongressWALLET

Modal Parity in Permitting Act

Sponsored By: Representative Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

Introduced

Summary

Expands federal transit aid to let passenger rail sponsors acquire and hold property for projects. It clarifies that Federal Transit Administration funds can cover real property interests and allows purchases or leases before or during environmental review while keeping any physical development paused until reviews finish.

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  • Recipients and project sponsors (including those funded under chapters 229, 243, or 249 of title 49) may use Federal Transit Administration assistance to purchase, lease, or otherwise secure real property interests for passenger rail projects before or during environmental review. They may not physically develop or improve that property in anticipation of the project until all required environmental reviews are complete.
  • The Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration must update FTA Circular 5010.1F or any successor circular and any other necessary guidance to implement these changes within 6 months.
  • The law replaces language about "corridor preservation" and "right-of-way" with "real property interests," broadening the statutory scope to explicitly include acquired property interests for passenger rail projects.

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Early rail land purchases, no pre-build

If enacted, recipients and project sponsors would be allowed to use Federal transit assistance to buy, lease, or otherwise secure real property interests for passenger rail projects before or during required environmental reviews, when federal law allows. If enacted, such acquired property could not be physically developed or improved in anticipation of the project until all required environmental reviews are completed. If enacted, the Federal Transit Administration Administrator would need to update FTA Circular 5010.1F (or any successor guidance) and other guidance within 6 months after enactment. These changes would apply to projects under chapters 229, 249, or 243 and would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

NV • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 4/15/2026

  • Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/15/2026

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