,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #a1       
#bjad,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,markey1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mr4    
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to expand   
project eligibility to certain public   
infrastructure projects under chapter #f
 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,transit-,oriented ,development 
,infrastructure ,financing ,act4  #b4   
,infrastructure finance  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #fja7;a77#ab7 of title #bc1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking and  
at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,e7 a project  
to improve or construct public          
infrastructure that is located within   

walking distance of and accessible to a 
fixed guideway transit facility1        
passenger rail station1 intercity bus   
station1 or intermodal facility1        
including transportation1 public        
utility1 and capital projects described 
in section #ecjb7c77;,g77v7 of title    
#di1 and related infrastructure4  4  7b7
 ,eligible project costs ,section       
#fjb7;a77#e77;,b7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking 7,b7 ,intelligent              
transportation system projects4--,in the
 case and inserting the following3  7,b7
 ,exceptions  7i7 ,intelligent          
transportation systems ,in the case  2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7ii7 ,transit-oriented      
development projects ,in the case of a  
project described in section            
#fja7;a77#ab77;,e71 eligible project    
costs shall be reasonably anticipated to
 be equal to or exceed #aj1jjj1jjj4  4