HR 9647 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Light Rail Transit Act

Introduced: December 21, 2022 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 22, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Dec 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Dec 21, 2022

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Light Rail Transit Act

This bill directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish a grant program to provide grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the design and implementation of light rail projects, including for the redesign, retrofit, renovation, update, and repair of existing light rail systems.

As condition of receiving a grant, eligible entities must certify that fares for riding the light rail transit system shall not increase solely due to improvements carried out with grant funds and for any reason for at least one year after completion of a project funded by the bill.

In carrying out the program, the FTA must prioritize projects located in economically disadvantaged communities.

What's happening now December 22, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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