House Bill 7223
116th Congress(2019-2020)
RURAL Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 15, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7223
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
Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act
This bill modifies requirements for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program.
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to set aside highway safety improvement funds for states for the replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices at railway-highway crossings, (2) increases the federal share payable on account of any project financed with highway safety improvement funds from 90% to 100%, and (3) revises the amount of incentive payment a state may provide a local government for permanent closure by such government of public at-grade railway-highway crossings.
June 15, 2020
06/16/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
06/16/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
06/15/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
06/15/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 10, 2022 11:36:00 PM