,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,rodgers of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,heck1    
,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1 
and ,mr4 ,gallagher7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1       
relating to certain requirements for the
 engineering phase of fixed guideway    
capital investment grants1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,build ,more        
,housing ,near ,transit ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,an underproduction in housing   
units relative to demand has led to a   
national housing shortage4  7#b7 ,the   
shortage of housing leaves #dg percent  
of households cost-burdened1 paying more
 than #cj percent of their income on    
rent4  7#c7 ,the number of housing units

 underproduced from #bjjj through #bjae 
is equal to #g4c million units in #bc   
,states4  7#d7 ,lack of housing supply  
and rising rent costs exacerbate        
inequality and reduce opportunity for   
many ,americans4  7#e7 ,over half of all
 renters are cost-burdened1 paying more 
than #cj percent of their income for    
housing1 and #ga percent of extremely   
low-income households are severely      
cost-burdened1 paying more than half of 
their income for housing4  7#f7         
,low-income households often live far   
from their jobs which may result in long
 commute times1 increased cost burdens1 
and limitations on the jobs they can    
access4  7#g7 ,low-income households who
 live near public transit have lower    
cost burdens than those who live far    
from public transit4  7#h7 ,public      
transit system ridership is higher if   
more housing is located within walking  
distance of transit stations4  7#i7     
,housing built around transit stops     
should target middle-income families1   

particularly those with #fj to #ajj     
percent area median income4  #c4        
,engineering phase of fixed guideway    
capital investment grants  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #ecji7;d77#b7 of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 by   
striking clause 7iii7 and inserting the 
following3  7iii7 is justified based on 
a comprehensive review of the project's 
mobility improvements1 the project's    
environmental benefits1 congestion      
relief associated with the project1     
economic development effects and real   
estate development associated with the  
project 7as evidenced by a housing      
feasibility assessment conducted by the 
applicant71 current and proposed land   
use policies and patterns of the project
 that support public transportation and 
ridership1 and the project's            
cost-effectiveness as measured by cost  
per rider2 and  2 and  7,b7 in clause   
7iv7 by inserting before the period the 
following3 1 and a commitment of local  

land use policies to accommodate        
affordable and market-rate housing      
development associated with the project2
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7,c7 ,proposed changes to   
land use policies ,proposed changes to  
local land use policies for purposes of 
the commitment to such policies under   
subparagraph 7,a77iv7 shall be evaluated
 based on the housing feasibility       
assessment for parcels in the project   
station walkshed using standard real    
estate financial models that consider1  
among other possible factors1 density1  
development certainty1 market interest1 
exemption of minimum parking            
requirements1 by-right development1     
agency ownership of land1 and regional  
growth goals4  4  7b7 ,technical        
correction ,section #ecji7;f7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking subsection 7d77#b77;,a77v7  
each place it appears and inserting     
subsection 7d77#b77;,a77iv74