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House Leadership May Retain Dedicated Federal Investment in Public Transit

As Passenger Transport went to press, news reports in Washington were suggesting that the House may not call for changes to dedicated federal public transit funding as announced earlier. In addition, the House may move forward with a shorter-term bill than the original five-year legislation.

“We are encouraged that it appears that the U.S. House of Representatives leadership has decided to maintain dedicated federal investment for public transportation through the [Mass Transit Account of the] Highway Trust Fund as they work towards finalizing a multi-year transportation bill,” said APTA President and CEO Michael P. Melaniphy.

Melaniphy noted that the Mass Transit Account has provided tax revenues to public transit since 1983, under President Ronald Reagan. “We are pleased that the Congress will continue the overwhelming bipartisan support for dedicated federal investment in public transit that has existed for nearly 30 years,” he said. “We will continue to monitor the progress and look forward to working with the Congress in developing a well-funded multi-year transportation bill.”

 

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