Tighten/end Capital Investment Grants; rewrite §13(c); stop Highway Trust Fund transit raids
Mandate criticizes transit expansion funding amid ridership drops, wants rigorous CIG cost-benefit screens (Trump urged elimination), return to original §10(c)/13(c) intent allowing compensation cuts, and ending HTF transfers to transit.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 19 (Transportation) — Federal Transit Policy: ensure each CIG project meets sound economic standards (Trump urged eliminating CIG); return §10(c) of UMTA to original intent so agencies can adjust fringe benefits; remove federal subsidies for transit / stop using Highway Trust Fund to prop up mass transit.
Undo plan
1) Sustain federal transit capital and HTF mass-transit share for urban mobility and climate goals.
2) Keep worker §13(c) protections while allowing good-faith benefit redesigns.
3) Prioritize SOGR/maintenance in CIG alongside expansions with strong ridership cases.
4) Update “public transit” definitions to include regulated micromobility partnerships without defunding buses/rail.
5) Verify: transit ridership recovery; state of good repair backlog; on-time performance.