Sec. 2701. Transit-supportive communities

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Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5327 the following: The Secretary shall establish within the Federal Transit Administration, an Office of Transit-Supportive Communities to make grants, provide technical assistance, and assist in the coordination of transit and housing policies within the Federal Transit Administration, the Department of Transportation, and across the Federal Government. In this subsection the term eligible project means— a new fixed guideway capital project or a core capacity improvement project as defined in section 5309; an existing fixed guideway system, or an existing station that is served by a fixed guideway system; or the immediate corridor along the highest 25 percent of routes by ridership as demonstrated in section 5336(b)(2)(B).

The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to a State, local governmental authority, or metropolitan planning organization to assist in financing comprehensive planning associated with an eligible project that seeks to— enhance economic development, ridership, and other goals established during the project development and engineering processes or the grant application; facilitate multimodal connectivity and accessibility; increase access to transit hubs for pedestrian and bicycle traffic; enable mixed-use development; identify infrastructure needs associated with the eligible project; and include private sector participation.

A State, local governmental authority, or metropolitan planning organization that desires to participate in the program under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains at a minimum— an identification of an eligible project; a schedule and process for the development of a comprehensive plan; a description of how the eligible project and the proposed comprehensive plan advance the metropolitan transportation plan of the metropolitan planning organization; proposed performance criteria for the development and implementation of the comprehensive plan; a description of how the project will reduce and mitigate social and economic impacts on existing residents and businesses vulnerable to displacement; and identification of— partners; availability of and authority for funding; and potential State, local or other impediments to the implementation of the comprehensive plan.

A grant under this subsection shall not exceed an amount in excess of 80 percent of total project costs, except that a grant that includes an affordable housing component shall not exceed an amount in excess of 90 percent of total project costs. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to States, local governmental authorities, and metropolitan planning organizations in the planning and development of transit-oriented development projects and transit supportive corridor policies, including— the siting, planning, financing, and integration of transit-oriented development projects; the integration of transit-oriented development and transit-supportive corridor policies in the preparation for and development of an application for funding under section 602 of title 23; the siting, planning, financing, and integration of transit-oriented development and transit supportive corridor policies associated with projects under section 5309; the development of housing feasibility assessments as allowed under section 5309(g)(3)(B); the development of transit-supportive corridor policies that promote transit ridership and transit-oriented development; the development, implementation, and management of land value capture programs; and the development of model contracts, model codes, and best practices for the implementation of transit-oriented development projects and transit-supportive corridor policies.

Not later than October 1 of the fiscal year that begins 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in collaboration with State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional council of governments, shall establish voluntary and consensus-based value capture standards, policies, and best practices for State and local value capture mechanisms that promote greater investments in public transportation and affordable transit-oriented development.

Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make available to the public a report cataloging examples of State and local laws and policies that provide for value capture and value sharing that promote greater investment in public transportation and affordable transit-oriented development. In providing technical assistance under subsection (c), the Secretary shall incorporate strategies to promote equity for underrepresented and underserved communities, including— preventing displacement of existing residents and businesses; mitigating rent and housing price increases; incorporating affordable rental and ownership housing in transit-oriented development; engaging under-served, limited English proficiency, low income, and minority communities in the planning process; fostering economic development opportunities for existing residents and businesses; and targeting affordable housing that help lessen homelessness.

In fulfilling the duties of this section, the Secretary shall, as needed, request staffing and technical assistance from other Federal agencies, programs, administrations, boards, or commissions. Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall review and evaluate all existing policies and programs within the Federal Transit Administration that support or promote transit-oriented development to ensure their coordination and effectiveness relative to the goals of this section.

Not later than February 1 of each year beginning the year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prepare a report detailing the grants and technical assistance provided under this section, the number of affordable housing units constructed or planned as a result of projects funded in this section, and the number of affordable housing units constructed or planned as a result of a property transfer under section 5334(h)(1). The report shall be provided to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to provide any financial assistance for the construction of housing. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects under this section that expand or build transit in low-income areas or that provide access to public transportation to low-income areas that do not have access to public transportation. . The analysis for chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5327 the following: 5328.

Transit-supportive communities. . Section 20005 of the MAP–21 ( Public Law 112–141 ) is amended— by striking

(a); and Amendment .— by striking subsection (b).

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