Rebuilding Rural Roads Act

Bill: 118-hr-3002
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2023-04-28
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Rebuilding Rural Roads Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the definition of rural area that is used for the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program. For the purposes of the program,&nbsp;the bill defines<em> rural area</em> as an area outside an urbanized area that has a population of over 20,000. (Current law requires a rural area to be outside of an urbanized area with a population of over 200,000.)</p><p>The grant program supports projects that improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, generate regional economic growth, and improve quality of life. Eligible applicants for the grant program include states, regional transportation planning organizations, local governments, and tribal governments.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3002 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2023 Mr. Finstad (for himself and Mr. Stauber ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the population definition of rural area to 20,000 to restrict eligibility to be considered under the rural surface transportation grant program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rebuilding Rural Roads Act . 2. Definition of rural area under rural surface transportation grant program Section 173(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 200,000 and inserting 20,000 .