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HR9926119th CongressWALLET

PATH Act

Sponsored By: Representative Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]

Introduced

Summary

Expands permissible ridership forecasting methods for transit capital grants. This bill would let applicants for Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants add population density, population growth, development planning activities, and current corridor ridership into ridership forecasts, aligning grant justification with MAP-21 guidance.

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  • Transit agencies and grant recipients can use forecasts that reflect local population density, growth rates, planning activity, and existing corridor ridership when seeking funding under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
  • High-growth communities and local planners get a clearer path to show how future development could boost transit use when projects are evaluated.
  • The Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants program would formally broaden the inputs allowed in project justification, tying its rules to section 20005(b)(2) of MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century).

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More flexible ridership rules for transit

This bill would let applicants for fixed-guideway capital grants use new methods to predict ridership. They would be allowed to use population density or population growth, whichever helps forecasts more. They would also be allowed to use current transit ridership in the corridor and local development planning activities described in MAP-21 section 20005(b)(2). If enacted, this change would apply to applications under 49 U.S.C. 5309 and would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]

UT • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 7/23/2026

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2026

  • Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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