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Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2014

Introduced: September 18, 2014 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 18, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5794)
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with state transportation departments, to establish an innovation in surface transportation program.

Requires states to make competitive grants for innovative surface transportation projects to eligible entities, including local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, tribal governments, private providers of public transportation, nonprofit transportation organizations, port authorities, joint power authorities, freight rail providers, and local rail authorities.

Requires each state (including the governor and state department of transportation) to establish an innovation in surface transportation selection panel to formulate criteria for selecting projects.

Requires a state to reserve certain percentages of federal funds apportioned for the national highway performance, the highway safety improvement, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, surface transportation, and transportation alternatives programs in order to fund related projects under state innovative surface transportation grants.

Authorizes a state to reserve a specified percentage of apportioned funds to meet rural local government requests to support development of project applications.

What's happening now September 18, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1