TIGER CUBS Act

Bill: 115-hr-966
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-07
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: 2017-02-07
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: 2017-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2017 or the TIGER CUBS Act </b></p> <p>This bill provides $500 million in supplemental FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for national infrastructure investments under a competitive grant program commonly known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. At least $100 million of the funds must be used for projects located in cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000. </p> <p>The funding provided by this bill is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The emergency funding is exempt from discretionary spending limits and is only available if the President subsequently designates the amounts as an emergency and submits the designation to Congress. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 966 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2017 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Ms. DelBene , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , and Ms. Brownley of California ) 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 2017 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 2017 or the TIGER CUBS Act . 2. Supplemental appropriation for TIGER grants The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2017: 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 L of Public Law 114–113 , $500,000,000: Provided , That the amount under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2019: 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.