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This bill, the Moving Transit Forward Act of 2025, amends existing law to authorize grants for urbanized areas, which are densely populated areas with a population of at least 50,000 people, to improve public transportation. Specifically, it allows for grants to cover operating costs that enhance the quality, frequency, or availability of public transit service, as well as for planning service adjustments. The bill also permits grants for capital projects or operating costs aimed at increasing the safety and security of public transportation systems, including funding for law enforcement or security personnel, and for capital projects that mitigate safety risks identified by a transit recipient's safety committee. Funds for these grants will be apportioned to urbanized areas based on their reported operating expenses, and recipients must certify that they will maintain their non-Federal spending levels for operating and security expenses. The bill also clarifies that operating and planning assistance under this new section does not need to be included in broader transportation plans and prohibits using these funds to transition fixed-route services to on-demand services provided by third-party contractors. The federal government will cover 80 percent of the net project cost for operating expenses under these grants.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3455/all-info