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Senate Passes THUD Appropriations Above FAST Act Levels
On Aug. 1, the Senate voted 92-6 to approve H.R. 6147, which was amended to include four Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations bills including the Senate’s Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act, 2019.
This bill, like the 2018 THUD Appropriations Act, provides additional funding for public transportation: $1.3 billion more than authorized by the FAST Act for FY 2019. It includes a total of $16.1 billion for public transportation and intercity passenger rail—$13.6 billion for public transportation and $2.5 billion for intercity passenger rail grants. These total funding levels are slightly less than the historic FY 2018 funding levels.
In a statement, APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas applauded the Senate for passing the legislation. "This strong investment in public transit is directly tied to growing America's economy," he said, citing the connection between public transit investment and economic growth: 87 percent of public transit trips transport people to work and connect them to local businesses, and 71 percent of government funding for public transit flows through the private sector, supporting millions of jobs.
In addition, he commended the Senate for addressing concerns raised by the public transportation industry regarding FTA's new policies of the Capital Investment Grant program.
Click here to read APTA's Legislative Update on the appropriations bill and here to read the statement.
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