3.0.0 2485 2023-01-11T13:31:19Z 2023-01-11T13:31:19Z House HR 2015-05-20 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. TORRES:H.R. 2485.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3507]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-21T19:09:41Z hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-21T19:09:23Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-21T19:09:11Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-21T19:09:00Z hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-21T19:08:52Z Referred to 2015-05-20T14:01:35Z 2015-05-21 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2015-05-21 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2015-05-21 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2015-05-21 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2015-05-21 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2015-05-20 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000474 Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] Norma Torres D CA J. 35 N B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2015-05-20 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2015-05-20 True Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Energy storage, supplies, demand Infrastructure development Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Pipelines Public transit Railroads Regional and metropolitan planning Roads and highways Solid waste and recycling Transportation programs funding Water quality Water use and supply Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-05-20 Introduced in House 2015-12-04T23:21:39Z Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a regional infrastructure accelerator program to provide grants to regional infrastructure accelerators to establish and administer a process for developing the priorities of, and acquiring financing for, covered infrastructure projects.

A "regional infrastructure accelerator" is defined as a multi-jurisdictional organization dedicated to provide technical assistance, financing options, and resources for covered infrastructure projects within the represented jurisdictions. A "covered infrastructure project" is as an infrastructure project sponsored by a state, local, or regional public entity that involves the construction, consolidation, alteration, or repair of rail, bus, or public transportation facilities or equipment, highway facilities (including bridges and tunnels), airports, port or marine facilities and equipment, pipelines, inland waterways, intermodal facilities and equipment, water treatment and solid waste disposal facilities, storm water management systems, dams and levees, and facilities or equipment for energy transmission, distribution, or storage.

From applications received, Treasury shall select five regional infrastructure accelerators from geographically diverse regions to receive initial grants. A regional infrastructure accelerator shall use such a grant to:

  • assess regional approaches to advancing innovative investment in covered infrastructure projects;
  • develop strategies for transparency in the analysis of such projects to ensure protection of the public interest, for the bundling of smaller scale and rural projects into a larger transaction for investment, and for reducing transaction costs;
  • facilitate the creation of a catalog of covered infrastructure projects available for investment; and
  • analyze and apply project procurement methods.

Treasury shall review reports submitted by such accelerators and select four of them to receive subsequent grants. A selected accelerator may use such subsequent grant to make subgrants to public entities for covered infrastructure predevelopment costs, which may include project planning, feasibility studies, economic assessments, cost-benefit analyses, public benefit studies, design and engineering, financial planning, permitting, environmental review, assessment of the impacts on the area, workforce and wages and benefits, assessment of infrastructure vulnerability and resilience to the impacts of climate change and other risks, and public outreach and community engagement.

]]> Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 Display Title Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To establish in the Department of the Treasury an infrastructure accelerator program to facilitate investments in and financing of certain infrastructure projects, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2485ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2485ih.xml 2015-05-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.