,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kelly7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
include certain ridership forecasting   
methods in determinations of whether a  
project under the fixed guideway capital
 investment grants program is justified1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,promoting ,access to ,transit in       
,high-,growth ,communities ,act or the  
,,path ,act4  #b4 ,fixed guideway       
capital investment grants ,section #ecji
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection            
7d77#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by   
striking recipient2 and inserting       
recipient1 which may include ridership  
forecasting methods that account for    

population density1 population growth   
rate1 and development planning          
activities as described in section      
#bjjje7;b77#b7 of ,,map-#ba 7#di        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjc note722 and  7,b7 in    
clause 7ii71 by striking population     
density and all that follows through the
 period at the end and inserting        
population density or population growth 
rate1 whichever population factor is    
most beneficial to ridership forecasting
 to the project1 current public         
transportation ridership in the         
corridor1 and development planning      
activities as described in section      
#bjjje7;b77#b7 of ,,map-#ba 7#di        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjc note742 and  7#b7 in    
subsection 7e77#b77;,b77i71 by striking 
recipient2 and inserting recipient1     
which may include ridership forecasting 
methods that account for population     
density1 population growth rate1 and    
development planning activities as      
described in section #bjjje7;b77#b7 of  
,,map-#ba 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjc note724