State and Local Infrastructure Flexibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-2239
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2021-03-26
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Economic development

Electric power generation and transmission

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Infrastructure development

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Motor carriers

Roads and highways

State and local finance

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>State and Local Infrastructure Flexibility Act</strong></p> <p>This bill makes certain state transportation and infrastructure projects eligible for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) recovery funds. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes the use of such funds for projects for specified purposes, including to</p> <ul> <li>improve, repair, and develop roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, and electrical grids; </li> <li> fund revitalization initiatives to support economic and workforce development; </li> <li> improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people; </li> <li> enhance the resiliency of critical highway infrastructure and help protect the environment; and</li> <li> fund the construction or improvement of buildings, land, and other facilities that are required to provide broadband service.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2239 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2021 Mr. Meuser introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Social Security Act with respect to the types of projects eligible to use certain coronavirus recovery funds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and Local Infrastructure Flexibility Act . 2. Coronavirus State fiscal recovery fund Section 602(c)(1) of title VI of the Social Security Act (as added by section 9901 of Public Law 117–2 ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) State transportation and infrastructure projects, including projects— (i) to improve, repair, and develop roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, and electrical grids; (ii) to fund revitalization, redevelopment, and renewal initiatives to support commercial and industrial growth, economic and workforce development, and attract new business, tourism, and investment; (iii) to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people; (iv) to generate national or regional economic benefits and an increase in global economic competitiveness of the United States; (v) to reduce highway congestion and bottlenecks; (vi) to improve connectivity between modes of freight transportation; (vii) to enhance the resiliency of critical highway infrastructure and help protect the environment; (viii) to improve roadways vital to national energy security; (ix) to address the impact of population growth on the movement of people and freight; (x) to fund the construction or improvement of buildings, land, and other facilities that are required to provide broadband service; and (xi) to fund the acquisition and improvement of an existing system that is currently providing insufficient broadband service; or .