Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 4308
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 23, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 23, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 23, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4308
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
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House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act

This bill makes special districts eligible for the Coronavirus Relief Fund and the Municipal Liquidity Facility program.

Specifically, the bill makes special districts eligible for payments from amounts paid to states from any new appropriations to the fund. A special district must submit a request for payment to the state with information demonstrating that the special district has experienced or is likely to experience during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency

  • reduced revenue or operational funding derived from provided services, taxes, fees, or other sources of revenue;
  • reduced indirect funding from the federal government, the state, or a unit of general government below the state level; or
  • as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, increased expenditures necessary to continue operations.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall include special districts as eligible issuers in the Municipal Liquidity Facility program, which was created in response to the COVID-19 emergency to buy municipal securities.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
07/23/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
07/23/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:35 PM