HOUSE 1159116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
IMAGINE Act
- Last Action
- 2/14/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- 2019-02-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- 2019-02-13Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-13Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-13Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-13 (00)
Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 or the IMAGINE Act
This bill encourages the use of innovative construction materials and techniques to accelerate the deployment, extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of domestic transportation and water infrastructure projects.
Among other things, the bill
- establishes an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to assess existing standards and test methods for the use of innovative materials in infrastructure, identify key barriers in the standards area that inhibit broader market adoption, and develop new methods and protocols, as necessary, to better evaluate innovative materials;
- requires the Department of Transportation to enhance the development of innovative materials in the United States by providing awards to entities for establishing and operating new innovative material innovation hubs;
- directs the Federal Highway Administration to provide grants to states departments of transportation, tribal governments, or units of local governments for coastal and rural infrastructure bridge projects; and
- provides grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.
Cosponsors (4)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Infrastructure development
- Intergovernmental relations
- Materials
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local government operations
- Transportation programs funding
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
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