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House Appropriations Committee Approves THUD Bill
The Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill approved May 24 by the House Appropriations Committee includes $12.5 billion for FTA and about $1.7 billion for FRA.
The FTA levels are $743 million above the FY 2016 enacted level and $7.4 billion below the request, and the FRA levels are $42 million more than the FY 2016 enacted level and $4.5 billion below the request.
Earlier, the full Senate approved its version of the bill, funding FTA at $12.3 billion and FRA at more than $1.75 billion.
The House appropriations bill sets transit formula grants at $9.7 billion (consistent with the authorization level, and includes $1.42 billion for Amtrak); both are the same as the Senate levels. Capital Investment Grants total $2.5 billion in the House bill, compared with $2.34 billion in the Senate legislation.
The TIGER grant funding level for FY 2017 is $450 million, $50 million less than the FY 2016 enacted level and $800 million less than the request. The Senate bill sets the funding level at $525 million.
Find the text of the House bill here.
With Congress out the week of May 30 for the Memorial Day holiday, it is likely that the full House will consider the measure later in June.
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