America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2302
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-07-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alaska
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appropriations
Atmospheric science and weather
Caribbean area
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commuting
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Floods and storm protection
Food industry and services
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Horticulture and plants
Housing supply and affordability
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Indian lands and resources rights
Infrastructure development
Kentucky
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Mississippi
Motor carriers
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Natural disasters
North Carolina
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Pipelines
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Puerto Rico
Regional and metropolitan planning
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Right of privacy
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Sales and excise taxes
Small business
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Technology transfer and commercialization
Terrorism
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism
U.S. territories and protectorates
User charges and fees
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-29
text: 

America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program;
 
increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs;
 
provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive grants to certain governmental entities for projects that improve (1) the condition of bridges; and (2) the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges;
 
requires the Department of Transportation to encourage each state to develop a voluntary plan that provides for the immediate and long-term personnel and workforce needs of the state to deliver transportation and public infrastructure projects;
 
establishes a two-year goal for the completion of environmental review with respect to highway projects and a 90-day timeline for related project authorizations; 
 
sets forth several new climate-related grant programs, including for resiliency, carbon reduction, charging and refueling, alternative road user fees, carbon capture, and diesel emissions;
 
expands the flexibility and eligible uses of formula funds provided out of the Highway Trust Fund; and
 
prioritizes the research and development of animal detection systems that reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions.
 

action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program;
 
increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs;
 
provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive grants to certain governmental entities for projects that improve the condition of bridges, and the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges;
 
requires the Department of Transportation to encourage each state to develop a voluntary plan that provides for the immediate and long-term personnel and workforce needs of the state to deliver transportation and public infrastructure projects;
 
establishes a two-year goal for the completion of environmental review with respect to highway projects and a 90-day timeline for related project authorizations; 
 
sets forth several new climate-related grant programs, including for resiliency, carbon reduction, charging and refueling, alternative road user fees, carbon capture, and diesel emissions;
 
expands the flexibility and eligible uses of formula funds provided out of the Highway Trust Fund; 
 
prioritizes the research and development of animal detection systems that reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and
 
expedites environmental reviews for tribal transportation safety projects.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-200.
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-200.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-07-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-07-29
text: Introduced in Senate