District of Columbia Transportation Funding Equality Act

Bill: 118-hr-3586
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-05-22
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: District of Columbia

Public transit

Roads and highways

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>District of Columbia Transportation Funding Equality Act</strong></p><p>This bill treats the District of Columbia as a state with respect to  certain Department of Transportation (DOT) grant programs.</p><p>Specifically, the bill applies to the Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program, which provides funding for capital expenses to purchase and rehabilitate buses and to construct bus-related facilities. Currently, the District is treated as a territory under the program.</p><p>The bill also treats the District as a state under two additional DOT programs. The National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program provides competitive grants to eligible entities for projects that meaningfully improve or restore fish passage for certain types of fish. The Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program supports initiatives to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Currently, the District is not included under either of these programs.</p><p>Further, the bill treats the District as a state for purposes of the Growing States and High Density States Formula, which provides additional money to some places (e.g., states with a population density greater than 370 persons per square mile) and is distributed through the Urbanized and Rural Area Formula Programs. Currently, the District is not included under the formula.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3586 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2023 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to treat the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of certain grant programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Transportation Funding Equality Act . 2. Formula grants for buses Section 5339(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting and the District of Columbia after United States ; and (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the District of Columbia, . 3. Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors Section 5340(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting and the District of Columbia after United States . 4. National culvert removal, replacement, and restoration grant program Section 6703(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting or the District of Columbia after a State . 5. Safe streets and roads for all grant program Section 24112(a)(2)(B) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 23 U.S.C. 402 note(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting , including the District of Columbia after a State .