KELLY, CURTISINTRODUCEBIPARTISAN BILL TO PROVIDE AMERICAN CITIES WITH BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCESS

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:

Today, SenatorsMark Kelly (D-AZ)and John Curtis (R-UT)introducedthePromoting Access to Transit in High-Growth Communities (PATH) Act,bipartisan legislationto providegrowing Americancitieswithbetter access to public transportation. The billmodernizes how the federal government evaluates transit projects seeking funding through the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program.

"Arizona is one of the fastest‑growing states, but federal transit funding ignores that reality. This bill changes that by making population growth a factor when federal dollars are awarded,"saidSen. Kelly.

"Communities across Utah are growing faster tha...