CTAA Invited to Share Priorities with Congress Ahead of IIJA Reauthorization 
Needs and Challenges of Small Transit Agencies Highlighted

Washington, D.C. [April 30, 2025] – The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) has been invited as a key stakeholder to present our primary legislative and policy proposals as the House of Representatives prepares to reauthorize the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). CTAA recognizes and appreciates the commitment to bipartisan collaboration demonstrated by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as well as the willingness to hear from stakeholders on these important issues. CTAA’s submission to the committee can be read in full here.

In their outreach for proposals, staff from the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shared that stakeholders like CTAA have a “critical role in the reauthorization process.” “CTAA appreciates the opportunity to inform the subcommittee of our key proposals related to the upcoming reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program,” shared Executive Director Scott Bogren. “We carefully crafted our proposals thanks to feedback from members and our Board of Directors. On behalf of our association and its community transportation members spread across the country, we welcomed the opportunity to share our experiences, insights, and recommendations with the elected officials tasked with this important job.”

The five proposals submitted to the Transit Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure were, in brief;

1. Continuing sustainably funded support for public transit projects through the Highway Trust Fund’s Mass Transit Account, with modest growth that keeps pace with anticipated inflation;
2. Providing a consistent 80 percent federal share for transit projects, including the federal share of operating assistance to rural and smaller urban public transit systems;
3. Increasing the portion of urban transit formula grants that are allocated to qualifying small transit intensive communities on the basis of their performance;
4. Reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens for transit providers, especially those in rural communities and smaller urban areas; and
5. Providing a greater share of formula-based bus and bus facility funds to states for use in their rural and smaller urban areas.

These points are taken from CTAA’s 2025 legislative and public policy priorities, available to view here.