Sec. 110001. Affordable housing access program
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration to make competitive grants under sections 5307, 5311, and 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, to support— access to affordable housing; enhanced mobility for residents and riders, including those in disadvantaged communities and neighborhoods, persistent poverty communities, or for low-income riders generally; and other community benefits for residents of disadvantaged communities or neighborhoods, persistent poverty communities, or for low-income riders generally identified by the Secretary and the Administrator related to enhanced transit service, including— access to job and educational opportunities; better connections to medical care; and enhanced access to grocery stores with fresh foods to help eliminate food deserts.
Funds made available under this section— shall not be subject to any prior restriction on the total amount of funds available for implementation or execution of programs authorized under sections 5307, 5311, 5312, 5314, or 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code; notwithstanding requirements related to Government share under such sections, shall be available for up to 100 percent of the net cost of a project; notwithstanding section 5307(a)(1) of such title, may be used for operating costs of equipment and facilities in an urbanized area with a population equal to or greater than 200,000 individuals; and shall be expended in compliance with the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. Eligible activities for funds made available under subsection
(a)shall be— construction of a new fixed guideway capital project; construction of a bus rapid transit project or a corridor-based bus rapid transit project that utilizes zero-emission vehicles, or a collection of such projects; the establishment or expansion of high-frequency bus service that utilizes zero-emission buses; the acquisition of zero-emission vehicles or related infrastructure under section 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, to expand service in urban areas and the acquisition of vehicles under section 5311 of such title to expand service in non-urban areas; an expansion of the service area or the frequency of service of recipients or subrecipients under sections 5307 or 5311 of such title, including the provision of fare-free or reduced-fare service; renovation or construction of facilities and incidental expenses related to transit service in disadvantaged communities or neighborhoods or service that benefits low-income riders generally; additional assistance to project sponsors of new fixed guideway capital projects, core capacity improvement projects, or corridor-based bus rapid transit projects not yet open to revenue service, notwithstanding applicable requirements regarding Government share of contributions toward net project cost of the project or the share of contributions provided by the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, if— the applicant demonstrates that the availability of funding under this section provides additional support for transit services consistent with the requirements in subsection (a); and assistance under this paragraph does not increase by more than 10 percentage points— the Government share of contributions toward net project cost; or the Government share of assistance from a program carried out by the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration; fleet transition, route, or other public transportation planning, including planning related to economic development; and projects to upgrade the accessibility of bus or rail public transportation services for persons with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for grants under sections 5312 or 5314 of title 49, United States Code, (excluding grants related to any activities or agreements with international entities or foreign nationals) for— activities under section 5312 of such title that support efforts to reduce barriers to the deployment of zero-emission transit vehicles in disadvantaged communities or neighborhoods and rural areas, including barriers related to the cost of such vehicles; and activities under section 5314 of such title for training and development activities to support the provision of service to disadvantaged communities or neighborhoods and rural areas. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for administrative expenses and oversight costs of carrying out this section and to make new awards or to increase prior awards to provide technical assistance and capacity building for eligible recipients or subrecipients under this section. Any funds provided from the general fund of the Treasury to carry out grants under section 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 shall remain available until September 30, 2028.