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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9926
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2026
Mr. Owens (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Stanton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Promoting Access to Transit in High-Growth Communities Act
or the PATH Act
.
Fixed guideway capital investment grants
Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (d)(2)(B)—
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
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
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);
.