,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbd ,mrs4
 ,torres of ,california introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of ,transportation1 in   
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,housing and ,urban ,development1 to    
establish a thriving communities grant  
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,thriving           
,communities ,act of #bjbd4  #b4        
,thriving communities program  7a7      
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,transportation1 in coordination with   
the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban   
,development1 shall establish a thriving
 communities grant program to provide   
technical assistance and capacity       
building to help underserved communities
 advance transformative1 equitable and  
environmentally friendly infrastructure 
projects4  7b7 ,report ,the ,secretary  

shall submit to the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives a report on-- 7#a7 the 
methods the ,secretary uses in carrying 
out the program established under       
subsection 7a7 to promote               
transit-oriented development2  7#b7 the 
level of coordination between the       
,secretary of ,transportation and the   
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development in carrying out such       
program1 including the respective roles 
of each ,secretary2 and  7#c7 what      
equity metrics are used to distribute   
funding under such program4  7c7        
,authorizations of appropriations ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated for   
each fiscal year-- 7#a7 #ajj1jjj1jjj to 
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
carry out this section2 and  7#b7       
#e1ejj1jjj million to the ,secretary of 
,housing and ,urban ,development to     
facilitate coordination with the        
,secretary of ,transportation to carry  
out this section4