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MORE DOT Grants Act

Introduced: December 3, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Dec 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the MORE DOT Grants Act

This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government.

Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions.

On request, DOT must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program.

DOT must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.

What's happening now December 4, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Dec 3, 2020
Cook, Paul
· Dec 3, 2020
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Dec 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8865: MORE DOT Grants Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8865/
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"H.R. 8865: MORE DOT Grants Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8865/.
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H.R. 8865, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8865/.
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