July 23, 2026
Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include certain ridership forecasting methods in determinations of whether a project under the fixed guideway capital investment grants program is justified, 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 Promoting Access to Transit in High-Growth Communities Act
or the PATH Act
.
Sec. 2. Fixed guideway capital investment grants
Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)(2)(B)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking recipient;
and inserting recipient, which may include ridership forecasting methods that account for population density, population growth rate, and development planning activities as described in section 20005(b)(2) of MAP–21 (49 U.S.C. 5303 note);
; and
(B)
in clause (ii), by striking population density
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting population density or population growth rate, whichever population factor is most beneficial to ridership forecasting to the project, current public transportation ridership in the corridor, and development planning activities as described in section 20005(b)(2) of MAP–21 (49 U.S.C. 5303 note).
; and
(2)
in subsection (e)(2)(B)(i), by striking recipient;
and inserting recipient, which may include ridership forecasting methods that account for population density, population growth rate, and development planning activities as described in section 20005(b)(2) of MAP–21 (49 U.S.C. 5303 note);
.