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S 1259 118th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act

Introduced: April 25, 2023 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from awarding additional financial assistance for a transit or rail project if (1) the overall projected cost to complete the project exceeds the original cost projection by at least $1 billion, and (2) the operational and administrative costs to provide the service are projected to exceed the revenues generated from ridership over the next decade.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

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

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