S 2308
117th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Public transit
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the threshold for small start projects under the fixed guideway capital investment grant program, to allow certain environmental review expenditures to count for purposes of non-Federal matches, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 12, 2021
Introduced by:
Warnock, Raphael G.
Democratic
· Georgia
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Jul 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill modifies grants available through the Department of Transportation (DOT) that support the development, expansion, and improvement of fixed guideway transportation systems (e.g., light rail and bus rapid transit).
The modifications include (1) counting the costs of complying with federal environmental laws towards grant requirements for nonfederal matching contributions, and (2) requiring DOT to maintain a dashboard to track the status of, and other information about, grant applications and projects.
What's happening now
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
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