HR 2163
111th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Public transit
Railroads
Transportation programs funding
Fast Starts Act of 2009
Introduced: April 29, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Apr 29, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 29, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1010)
Apr 29, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fast Starts Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to state and local government authorities for eligible new fixed guideway streetcar capital projects that are electricity- and rail-based.
Requires such an authority to submit by March 1, 2010, a grant application that certifies that a project has a sufficient degree of local financial commitment, meets certain environmental requirements, and can begin construction by March 1, 2012.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1