House Bill 1849
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Transportation Funding Fairness Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 21, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1849
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Transportation Funding Fairness Act
This bill modifies the treatment of loans under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation act program and the railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program in consideration for fixed guideway capital investment grants.
Specifically, the bill
- permits a state or other obligator to make a determination whether loans under these programs are treated as a federal or non-federal share of a project; and
- requires the Department of Transportation to treat the proceeds of a loan that a state has elected to treat as a non-federal share of project costs as a local financial commitment, and not treat such proceeds as non-local sources of capital and operating financing.
March 21, 2019
03/22/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
03/21/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
03/21/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:17:22 PM