,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cccd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjba,ms4  
,bourdeaux 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1
 and ,mr4 ,gimenez7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase
 the project cap for certain small      
starts projects1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,build ,up the ,suburbs    
,act or the ,,bus ,act4  #b4            
,definitions ,section #ecjb of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#g71 
7#h71 7#i71 7#aj71 7#aa71 7#ab71 7#ac71 
7#ad71 7#ae71 7#af71 7#ag71 7#ah71      
7#ai71 7#bj71 7#ba71 7#bb71 7#bc71 and  
7#bd7 as paragraphs 7#h71 7#i71 7#aj71  
7#aa71 7#ab71 7#ac71 7#ad71 7#ae71      
7#af71 7#ag71 7#ah71 7#ai71 7#bj71      
7#ba71 7#bb71 7#bc71 7#bd71 and 7#be71  
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#f7 the following3  7#g7     

,express lane transit system ,the term  
express lane transit system means a     
public transportation facility that--   
7,a7 utilizes an integrated combination 
of bus rapid transit and tolled managed 
lanes2 and  7,b7 allows for limited     
access entry of toll paying vehicles to 
restricted lanes1 while prioritizing    
transit's need and use of available     
capacity in order to improve transit    
performance4  2 and  7#c7 in paragraph  
7#h71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in      
subparagraph 7,d7 by striking 2 or and  
inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in         
subparagraph 7,e7 by striking the period
 and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,g7 for    
express lane transit system4  4  #c4    
,fixed guideway capital investment      
grants ,section #ecji7;a77#g7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7 by striking  
#ajj1jjj1jjj and inserting #cfj1jjj1jjj2
 and  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7 by      
striking #cjj1jjj1jjj and inserting     

#fjj1jjj1jjj4  #d4 ,nationally          
significant freight and highway projects
 ,section #aag of title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7o7 ,priority   
,in selecting projects under this       
section1 the ,secretary shall give      
priority to projects that include       
multimodal public transportation        
components4  4