A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the threshold for small start projects under the fixed guideway capital investment grant program, to allow certain environmental review expenditures to count for purposes of non-Federal matches, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 7/12/2022
Actions
- 2022-07-12Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
- 2022-07-12Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-739.
- 2021-07-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2021-07-12Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-07-12 (00)
This bill modifies grants available through the Department of Transportation (DOT) that support the development, expansion, and improvement of fixed guideway transportation systems (e.g., light rail and bus rapid transit).
The modifications include (1) counting the costs of complying with federal environmental laws towards grant requirements for nonfederal matching contributions, and (2) requiring DOT to maintain a dashboard to track the status of, and other information about, grant applications and projects.
Cosponsors (2)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Subjects
- Public transit
- State and local finance
- Transportation programs funding
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
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