Bill Sponsor
House Bill 8865
116th Congress(2019-2020)
MORE DOT Grants Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 3, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 3, 2020
Latest Action
Dec 4, 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
8865
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Utah
Republican
California
Republican
Colorado
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

More Opportunities for Rural Economies from DOT Grants Act or the MORE DOT Grants Act

This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government.

Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions.

On request, DOT must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program.

DOT must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.

Text (1)
December 3, 2020
Actions (4)
12/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
12/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
12/03/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
12/03/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:02 PM