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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4383 

To provide assistance for surface transportation projects relating to 

international Olympic, Paralympic, and Special Olympics events. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 13, 2022 

Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To provide assistance for surface transportation projects relating to international Olympic, Paralympic, and Special 

Olympics events. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Assist5 ance for Olympic Cities Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR OLYMPIC, 

2 PARALYMPIC, AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS CIT3 IES. 

4 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

5 prioritize and support State and local efforts on surface 

6 transportation issues necessary to obtain the national rec7 ognition and economic benefits of participation in the 

8 international Olympic, Paralympic, and Special Olympics 

9 movement by hosting international Olympic, Paralympic, 

10 and Special Olympics events in the United States. 

11 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) COVERED EVENT.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 

14 event’’ means an international Olympic, 

15 Paralympic, or Special Olympics event held at 

16 a site that has been selected to hold such event. 

17 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘covered 

18 event’’ does not include activities relating to 

19 preparing or submitting a bid to be selected to 

20 hold an international Olympic, Paralympic, or 

21 Special Olympics event. 

22 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of Transportation. 

24 (c) PRIORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS RE25 LATING TO OLYMPIC, PARALYMPIC, AND SPECIAL OLYM26 PICS EVENTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of law, in providing grants for surface 

3 transportation projects described in paragraph (2), 

4 the Secretary may give priority to a surface trans5 portation project relating to a covered event. 

6 (2) GRANTS DESCRIBED.—A grant referred to 

7 in paragraph (1) is a discretionary grant for a sur8 face transportation project— 

9 (A) under title 23 or 49, United States 

10 Code, beginning on the date of enactment of 

11 this Act; or 

12 (B) otherwise administered by the Sec13 retary for surface transportation projects. 

14 (d) TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES.—The 

15 Secretary shall take all reasonable efforts to provide as16 sistance to a covered event, including— 

17 (1) by providing assistance for planning activi18 ties of States and metropolitan planning organiza19 tions under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United 

20 States Code, for surface transportation projects re21 lating to a covered event; 

22 (2) by developing intermodal transportation 

23 plans in coordination with States and local transpor24 tation agencies; 


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1 (3) by expediting review and comment of any 

2 required submissions to the Secretary relating to a 

3 covered event; and 

4 (4) by providing technical assistance. 

5 (e) TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS RELATING TO

6 OLYMPIC, PARALYMPIC, AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS

7 EVENTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 

9 assistance, including planning, capital, and operating 

10 assistance, to a State or unit of local government in 

11 carrying out surface transportation projects relating 

12 to a covered event. 

13 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 

14 other provision of law, any funding provided in ac15 cordance with this section may be used for any tem16 porary facility, equipment, operations, and mainte17 nance that meets the extraordinary surface transpor18 tation needs associated with hosting a covered event. 

19 (f) FUNDING.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

21 appropriated to carry out this section such sums as 

22 are necessary for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

23 2034. 

24 (2) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Any 

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1 ment in accordance with this section shall be in ad2 dition to any Federal funds otherwise available to 

3 the State or unit of local government for the surface 

4 transportation project. 

5 (g) SUNSET.—The authority provided by this section 

6 shall terminate on September 30, 2034. 

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