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HR 3313 111th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Intergovernmental relations Roads and highways State and local finance Transportation programs funding Unemployment User charges and fees

To modify and waive certain requirements under title 23, United States Code, to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 23, 2009
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases the federal share of federal-aid highway construction projects for FY2011 and FY2012 for any state with an unemployment rate equal to or exceeding 11% at any time during FY2009 and FY2010.

Increases the federal share of costs for FY2011-FY2012: (1) from 90% to 95% for Interstate System projects; and (2) from 80% to 85% for other transportation projects.

Suspends certain eligibility requirements with respect to the use of tolls as a credit toward the non-federal share of project costs in such states for those fiscal years. Makes eligible for use as such a credit for such fiscal years any tolls that were not previously eligible.

Suspends, as well, certain state transportation capital expenditure maintenance of effort requirements during FY2011-FY2012.

What's happening now July 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1