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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4442 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4442
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for eligibility
radius requirements for transit-oriented development projects in
proximity of intercity passenger rail or fixed guideway rail transit
under the railroad rehabilitation and improvement program, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Stanton) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for eligibility
radius requirements for transit-oriented development projects in
proximity of intercity passenger rail or fixed guideway rail transit
under the railroad rehabilitation and improvement program, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Catalyzing Housing and American
Ready Growth and Expansion Investments Act'' or the ``CHARGE
Investments Act''.
SEC. 2. DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.
Section 22402(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) to finance economic development, including
commercial and residential development, and related
infrastructure and activities, that--
``(i) is physically connected to, or is
within \1/4\ mile of, a fixed guideway transit
station that uses rail or a fixed catenary
system;
``(ii) is not less than 2 miles from a
downtown core that is not serviced by intercity
passenger rail; and
``(iii) incorporates private investment of
greater than 20 percent of total project
costs.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Extended eligibility radius.--
``(A) Intercity passenger rail transportation.--
Notwithstanding clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(F), for a
project described in such paragraph for a station
serving intercity rail passenger transportation that is
not located within the boundaries of a downtown core,
the eligibility radius for such project shall include
the nearest downtown core within a maximum 2-mile
radius of such station so long as--
``(i) the project is located within the
nearest downtown core; and
``(ii) there is public transportation (as
defined in section 5302) between the station
serving intercity rail passenger transportation
and the designated location described in clause
(i).
``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Downtown core.--The term `downtown core'
means an area within a municipality or region that--
``(i) contains the highest concentration of
office square footage or employment density, as
determined by the most recent comprehensive
plan, zoning map, economic development plan;
and
``(ii) is officially designated by a
municipal or regional planning authority using
terms such as central business district,
downtown core, city center, urban core,
business core, or similar terminology.
``(B) Intercity rail passenger transportation.--The
term `intercity rail passenger transportation' has the
meaning given the term in section 24102.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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