S 1763
117th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Indian lands and resources rights
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
High Risk Rural Roads Safety Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
High Risk Rural Roads Safety Act of 2021
This bill establishes a high-risk rural roads safety program to support safety improvements for roads in rural and tribal communities.
Specifically, the bill directs Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to Indian tribes to improve safety on high risk rural roads.
It also requires DOT to set aside specified funds for Indian tribes and states. Funds apportioned to a state must be obligated in areas of the state in which the population is not more than 50,000.
The federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the bill may be up to 100%.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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