[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1675 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1675

 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to fixed guideway 
           capital investment grants, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2021

 Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Porter, and Mr. Moore of 
    Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to fixed guideway 
           capital investment grants, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Revitalization And 
Infrastructure Needs Act'' or the ``TRAIN Act''.

SEC. 2. FIXED GUIDEWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.

    Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``corridor-based'' before ``capital 
                investment''; and
                    (B) by striking ``of a corridor'' before ``by not 
                less than'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``system platforms'' and inserting 
                ``station platforms'';
                    (B) by striking ``corridor improvements 
                increasing'' and inserting ``increasing service 
                frequency and'';
                    (C) by inserting ``increasing capacity of existing 
                stations,'' after ``infill stations'';
                    (D) by striking ``guideway system corridor'' and 
                inserting ``guideway system, corridor, or station'';
                    (E) by inserting ``or to replace temporary measures 
                (including the use of used rail equipment) which have 
                been used to expand system capacity.'' after ``10 
                percent''; and
                    (F) by striking ``, or acquisition of rolling 
                stock'';
            (3) in subsection (e)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by amending clause (iii) to read as 
                        follows:
                            ``(iii) will increase capacity of an 
                        existing fixed guideway system, corridor, or 
                        station at least 10 percent or replace 
                        temporary measures;''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``the project's 
                                use of clean and renewable electric 
                                energy,'' after ``environmental 
                                benefits,''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``or measures to 
                                increase the environmental 
                                sustainability'' after ``cost per 
                                rider'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by amending clause (ii) to read as 
                        follows:
                            ``(ii) whether existing fixed guideway 
                        transit vehicles or stations are at or over 
                        capacity, or are projected to be at or over 
                        capacity within the next 10 years or replace 
                        temporary measures (including the use of used 
                        rail equipment) which have been used to expand 
                        system capacity;''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iii) by inserting 
                        ``overcome barriers to service increases or'' 
                        after ``the project will''.
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