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S 1716 113th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Energy storage, supplies, demand Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Government lending and loan guarantees Infrastructure development Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Public transit Public-private cooperation Railroads Roads and highways Rural conditions and development Transportation programs funding Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply

BRIDGE Act

Introduced: November 14, 2013 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act or BRIDGE Act - Establishes the Infrastructure Financing Authority (IFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation, headed by a Chief Executive Officer and managed by a Board of Directors, which shall provide direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate the construction, consolidation, alteration, or repair of transportation, water, and energy infrastructure projects. Requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $50 million ($10 million for rural infrastructure projects).

Sets forth special requirements for infrastructure projects in rural areas. Establishes an Office of Technical and Rural Assistance to provide technical assistance to state and local governments and parties in public-private partnerships in the development and financing of eligible infrastructure projects, including rural infrastructure projects.

Establishes an Office of Special Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the business activities of IFA.

Prohibits financial assistance from IFA for any private project for which no public benefit is created. Sets forth terms for loans or loan guarantees for eligible infrastructure projects and for the repayment of such loans. Requires an annual independent audit of IFA finances.

Requires the Chief Executive Officer of IFA to: (1) establish fees with respect to loans and loan guarantees that are sufficient to cover IFA's administrative costs; and (2) take actions to make IFA a self-sustaining entity, with administrative and federal credit subsidy costs fully funded by fees and risk premiums on loans and loan guarantees.

What's happening now November 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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