Rep. Susie Lee Announces Over $27 Million in New Transit Funding Headed to Nevada Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Susie Lee announced that the first round of new federal transit funding under the historic bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is headed to Nevada. The state will receive $27,208,746 to strengthen public transportation systems, support transit jobs and make critical investments, including in new bus and railcar acquisitions, facility upgrades and other key projects.

"I voted for the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act so we could strengthen our economy and deliver the largest transit investment in American history," said Rep. Susie Lee. "Nevadans rely on transit to get to work and school, and these funds will help Nevada upgrade our transit systems, improve reliability and create good-paying, union jobs. This is a transformative victory for our state, and I am committed to working with our state and local leaders to ensure that Nevadans soon feel the benefits of these crucial investments."

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed by President Biden in November 2021, represents the largest-ever investment in America's public transit. In Nevada, this first round of transit funding includes:

• $20,776,226 in flexible funding to help communities make transit safer and more efficient, funding new buses and rail cars, track and station repairs and other safety initiatives.
• $2,016,360 to ensure transit systems are in a state of good repair, improving reliability by rehabilitating trains and buses, tracks, power systems and transit stations.
• $3,437,118 to upgrade bus fleets and repair old buses and bus facilities.
• More than $979,042 to support transit for seniors and persons with disabilities, funding key resources such as wheelchair lifts, mobility management programs and accessible transit vehicles.

The investments, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration, total nearly $6 billion in funding that will be made available to transit agencies, states and Tribal governments across the country for the first 4.5 months of fiscal year 2022. Additional funding will become available following passage of a full-year appropriations bill, which is currently being negotiated in the House and Senate.

You can find out more about IIJA apportionments here.

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