TIGER CUBS Act

Bill: 113-hr-2944
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2013-08-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Congressional oversight

Department of Transportation

Executive agency funding and structure

Infrastructure development

Public transit

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2013 or TIGER CUBS Act - Makes supplemental appropriations of $500 million for FY2014 to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program for national infrastructure investment projects for states, local governments, and transit agencies. Earmarks $100 million of such funds for projects in cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000.</p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to provide a federal share of project costs of more than 80%.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2944 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2013 Mr. Larsen of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for the TIGER discretionary grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2013 or the TIGER CUBS Act . 2. Supplemental appropriation for TIGER grants That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2014: Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary National Infrastructure Investments For an additional amount for National Infrastructure Investments in accordance with the provisions under this heading in title I of division C of Public Law 112–55 , $500,000,000: Provided , That the amount under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided further , That not less than $100,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000: Provided further , That for a project described in the preceding proviso, the minimum grant amount shall be $2,000,000, and the Secretary of Transportation may provide a Federal share of costs in excess of 80 percent: Provided further , That the amount under this heading is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that such amount shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such designation to the Congress.