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Private Activity Bonds - Eligibility

The statutory authority for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Private Activity Bonds (PABs) Program comes from Section 142(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) or Title 26 U.S.C. §142(m).1 Section 142(a) provides a general list of the qualified facilities for which PABs can be...

Mount Vernon Library Commons TOD Project

Fact sheet on Library Commons Project in Mount Vernon, Washington. This is DOT's first transit-oriented development (TOD) loan which used the Rural Project Initiative (RPI) TIFIA program for half treasury rate and reduced advisory fees. 

Monterey-Salinas Transit Bus Facility RPI Loan

Fact Sheet on Monterey-Salinas Project - rural community obtained RPI loan to upgrade a bus facility and operations. The rate for the long-term loan was half the Treasury rate, saving the community considerable money.

TOD Project Federal Requirements Guidance

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)1  is a class of eligible capital projects within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan programs, administered by the Build America Bureau (Bureau), both have TOD project eligibilities.