Shovel-Ready Streets Act

Bill: 118-s-2075
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-06-21
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Shovel-Ready Streets Act</strong></p><p>This bill revises a funding limitation for the Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program, which supports local initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets. Specifically, the bill reduces from 40% to 20% the proportion of grant funds which must be allocated to developing comprehensive safety action plans.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2075 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2023 Mr. Fetterman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the Safe Streets and Roads for All program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shovel-Ready Streets Act . 2. Safe Streets and Roads for All program modification Section 24112(c)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 23 U.S.C. 402 note; Public Law 117–58 ) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Planning grants Of the total amounts made available to carry out the program for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than 20 percent shall be awarded to eligible projects described in subsection (a)(3)(A). .