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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1615" measure-id="id117hr1615" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-03-08" update-date="2021-08-12">
<title>More TOD Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr1615v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-08-12">
<action-date>2021-03-08</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Maximizing Our Redevelopment and Efficiency for Transit Oriented Development Act of 2021 or the</strong> <strong>More TOD Act </strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to provide transit-oriented development planning grants to states, local governments, or metropolitan planning organizations. These grants shall be awarded to assist in the financing of comprehensive planning that is associated with a new or existing fixed guideway capital system project.</p> <p>Grants may be used to (1) enhance economic development, ridership, and other goals; (2) facilitate multimodal connectivity and accessibility; (3) increase access to transit hubs for pedestrian and bicycle traffic; (4) enable mixed-use development; (5) identify infrastructure needs; and (6) include private sector participation in facilitating a project.</p> <p>A grant shall not exceed 80% of total project costs, except that a grant that includes an affordable housing component shall not exceed 90% of total project costs.</p>]]></summary-text>
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