PATH Act

Sponsor: Burgess Owens (Republican-UT)July 23, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Lets growing communities more easily qualify for federal money to build new public transit.

This bill would change how federal grants for public transit projects are approved. It would let cities and states use population growth and future development plans to show a project is needed. This could help more communities get funding for new bus or train lines.

What Would Change

Today, federal rules for public transit grants mainly focus on current population density when predicting how many people will use a new project. After this bill, cities and states would also be able to consider population growth rates and future development plans, and choose the population factor that best supports their project's need.

Key Provisions

Lets cities and states include population growth rates in their plans to justify new public transit projects.
Lets cities and states include future development plans when predicting how many people will use new public transit.
Lets cities and states choose whether to highlight population density or population growth rate when applying for transit money, picking the factor that best supports their project.

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