Rural Transportation Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-6747
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2020-05-08
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Research administration and funding

Rural conditions and development

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Rural Transportation Improvement Act </b></p> <p>This bill authorizes funding through FY2025 from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to provide formula grants for rural areas.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill increases the percentage of funds available from 2% to 3% for the Department of Transportation to provide grants and contracts for transportation research, technical assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6747 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2020 Mr. Delgado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize funding for formula grants for rural areas, to amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the percentage of funds available for grants and contracts for transportation research, technical assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Transportation Improvement Act . 2. Formula grants for rural areas (a) In general There shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to provide financial assistance to rural areas under section 5311— (1) $1,043,615,000 for fiscal year 2021; (2) $1,063,615,000 for fiscal year 2022; (3) $1,083,615,000 for fiscal year 2023; (4) $1,103,615,000 for fiscal year 2024; and (5) $1,123,615,000 for fiscal year 2025. (b) Formula grants for rural areas Section 5311(b)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 2 percent and inserting 3 percent .