Highways Coronavirus Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-8300
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2020-09-17
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Caribbean area

Puerto Rico

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Highways Coronavirus Relief Act</b></p> <p>This bill temporarily increases the federal share of funding to 100% for certain federal-aid highway projects.</p> <p>The bill applies to existing and unliquidated obligations and those made after enactment through September 30, 2021, with specified exceptions.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8300 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2020 Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , and Mr. Cicilline ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide for a temporary increase to the Federal share for certain highway projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highways Coronavirus Relief Act . 2. Temporary modifications to Federal share payable (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered funds The term covered funds means— (A) funds apportioned to a State under section 104 of title 23, United States Code; and (B) funds allocated to Puerto Rico under section 165 of that title. (2) State The term State means any of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. (b) Temporary modification Notwithstanding section 120 of title 23, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (f), at the request of a State or Puerto Rico, as applicable, the Federal share applicable with respect to covered funds shall be up to 100 percent for obligations described in subsection (c). (c) Obligations described The obligations referred to in subsection (b) are— (1) obligations that, on the date of enactment of this Act, are existing and unliquidated; or (2) obligations made during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2021. (d) Existing obligations An increased Federal share under this section shall only be applied to an obligation described in subsection (c)(1)— (1) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2021; and (2) if the obligation remains unliquidated at the time of modification of the Federal share under this section. (e) Continuation of increased Federal share (1) In general Except as described in paragraph (2), if an increased Federal share is applied under this section to an obligation described in subsection (c), the increased Federal share shall continue to apply after September 30, 2021. (2) Deobligation If an increased Federal share is applied under this section to an obligation described in subsection (c) and the funds are deobligated on or after October 1, 2021, this section shall not apply to any reobligation of the funds. (f) Exception Subsection (b) shall not apply to amounts initially authorized under section 115 of title 23, United States Code, in or after fiscal year 2021.