APTA Submits Surface Transportation Authorization Recommendations to House T&I Committee

APTA submitted its initial Surface Transportation Authorization Recommendations to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) this week. APTA’s recommendations include legislative proposals approved by the APTA Legislative Committee on Dec. 5, 2024, and April 6, 2025. The T&I Committee accepted stakeholder legislative recommendations through April 30. In addition to outlining broad public transit and passenger rail investment objectives, APTA’s recommendations include legislative proposals regarding innovative finance and tax, programmatic structure and streamlining, project delivery, and regulatory reform.

The Legislative Committee continues to solicit recommendations from APTA members to help identify, develop, and prioritize proposals for the next Surface Transportation Authorization bill. Those with recommendations to forward to the Legislative Steering Committee and Legislative Committee for consideration should complete APTA’s Surface Transportation Authorization Form. The Legislative Committee will consider additional recommendations, including specific investment recommendations, at both the Legislative Conference and Rail Conference in May and June, respectively.

APTA expects the T&I Committee to begin accepting legislative recommendations from Members of Congress in the near future. APTA hopes to also advance its recommendations, including newly adopted recommendations, through that process. In addition, the Senate authorizing committees are at the early stages of the authorization process and are likely to accept stakeholder proposals at least through the summer or fall of 2025.