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CARES Act Provides Coronavirus Relief for Transit

Barring last-minute surprises or legislative changes, Congress is preparing to send a bill to the White House that will provide $25 billion in relief for urban and rural public transit systems' impacts under the current coronavirus public health emergency.

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This is part of the $2 trillion relief legislation known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act.

 
Assuming this legislation is enacted as proposed, here's what we can expect:

  • CTAA estimates that $22.9 billion will be apportioned among urbanized areas, roughly along the lines of FTA's Section 5307 program.
  • CTAA also estimates that $2.1 billion will be apportioned among states and qualifying tribal nations, roughly along the lines of FTA's Section 5311 program.
FTA will use these funds to reimburse 100 percent of coronavirus-related operating costs borne by urbanized areas' transit systems, states' rural transit systems, and tribal nations' transit systems.
 


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Scott Bogren

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CTAA Executive Director