Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 649
117th Congress(2021-2022)
MORE DOT Grants Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 9, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 9, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 9, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
649
Congress
117
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.
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House Votes (0)
No Senate 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)
Actions (2)
03/09/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
03/09/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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Jan 11, 2023 1:47:46 PM