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HR 7340 110th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to transportation Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Highway finance Infrastructure Intergovernmental fiscal relations Transportation engineering

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009.

Introduced: December 10, 2008 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 11, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 10, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 10, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to waive, through FY2009, any requirement that would otherwise require a state or local government to contribute non-federal funds toward the cost of a covered transportation program or activity authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) or an amendment made by that Act.

Declares, however, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state or local government from contributing non-federal funds toward the cost of a covered transportation program or activity.

What's happening now December 11, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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