,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,quigley introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a competitive grant 
program to provide capital assi/ance = !
 ma9t5ance1 replacem5t1 & rehabilitation
 ne$s ( commut] rail bridges4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,build+
 ,rail ,infra/ructure = a ,durable &    
,gr[+ ,economy ,act or ! ,,bridge ,act4 
#b4 ,commut] rail bridge grants  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,*apt] #ec ( title #di1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #ecab ! foll[+3  #ecac4 ,commut]
 rail bridge grants  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,commut] rail ,! t]m  
commut] rail %all h ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m  
by ! ,secret>y = purposes ( report+ to !
 national transit database "u section   
#ecce4  7#b7 ,commut] rail bridge ,! t]m
 commut] rail bridge-- 7,a7 means a     
bridge us$ 9 commut] rail op]ations2 &  

7,b7 includes a bridge describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 t is also utiliz$ =--  
7i7 int]city pass5g] railroad s]vice2   
7ii7 o!r public transportation s]vice2  
or  7iii7 a roadway4  7#c7 ,cov]$ grant 
,! t]m cov]$ grant means a grant aw>d$  
"u subsection 7b74  7b7 ,grant au?ority 
,! ,secret>y may make grants to op]ators
 ( public transportation sy/ems =       
capital co/s ( ma9t5ance1 replacem5t1 or
 rehabilitation ( a commut] rail bridge4
  7c7 ,grant requirem5ts  7#a7 ,t]ms &  
conditions ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9  
?is section1 a cov]$ grant %all be      
subject to ! same t]ms & conditions z a 
grant "u section #eccg4  7#b7 ,eligible 
co/s ,eligible co/s = a project fund$ by
 a cov]$ grant %all be limit$ to ! net  
capital co/s ( ! public transportation  
co/s attributable to ! project bas$ on  
project$ use ( ! commut] rail bridge4   
7#c7 ,bridge access agreem5t ,be=e      
execut+ a grant agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y  
"u ?is section1 an op]ator ( a public   
transportation sy/em seek+ a cov]$ grant

 = a commut] rail bridge t is n own$ by 
! op]ator %all e/abli% & ma9ta9 an      
agreem5t ) ! own] ( ! bridge t ensures  
bridge access by ! op]ator4  7d7        
,competitive process ,! ,secret>y %all--
  7#a7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date  
on :i* am\nts are made available =      
obligation "u ?is section = a full      
fiscal ye>1 solicit applications = cov]$
 grants on a competitive basis2 &  7#b7 
aw>d a cov]$ grant bas$ on !            
solicitation "u p>agraph 7#a7 n lat] ?an
 ! e>li] (--  7,a7 #ge days aft] ! date 
on :i* ! solicitation expires2 or  7,b7 
! la/ day ( ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* !        
,secret>y solicits ! applications =     
cov]$ grants4  7e7 ,consid]ation ,9     
aw>d+ cov]$ grants1 ! ,secret>y %all    
consid]-- 7#a7 ! size ( ! commut] rail  
sy/em ( ! applicant2  7#b7 ! am\nt (    
funds available to ! applicant "u       
section #eccg2  7#c7 ! age & condition (
 ! commut] rail bridge2 &  7#d7 :e!r !  
applicant has id5tifi$ replacem5t ( !   
commut] rail bridge z a priority 9 !    

inve/m5t prioritization portion ( !     
transit asset managem5t plan develop$ by
 ! applicant pursuant to "p #fbe ( title
 #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or   
successor regulations74  4  7b7         
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table (   
sections = *apt] #ec ( title #di1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !
 item relat+ to section #ecab ! foll[+3 
#ecac4 ,commut] rail bridge grants4  4  
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations      
,section #ecch ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7f7 ,commut] rail bridge     
grants ,!re are au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ to c>ry out section #ecac   
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg
 ?r\gh #bjca4  4