3.0.0 705 2023-01-11T13:27:53Z 2023-01-11T13:27:53Z Senate S 2015-03-11 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-11T16:01:13Z 2015-03-11 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2015-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-03-11 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-06-09 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-09-09 False Transportation and Public Works Government information and archives Parks, recreation areas, trails Pedestrians and bicycling Regional and metropolitan planning Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-08T18:57:19Z This bill permits the federal share requirements applicable to the transportation alternatives program (TAP) to be met based on: (1) an individual project or activity, or (2) a program of projects or activities.

In the allocation of funds for transportation alternatives, 66.67% (increased from 50%) of reserved funds per fiscal year shall be obligated to any eligible entity in proportion to its relative shares of the state population in: (1) urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000, (2) non-urban areas with a population greater than 5,000, and (3) other areas of the state.

Certain not-for-profit entities and metropolitan planning organizations are now eligible to be TAP project sponsors.

A state's authority to opt out of the recreational trails program is repealed.

Each state or metropolitan planning organization responsible for carrying out TAP requirements must report annually to the Department of Transportation on the the number of TAP project applications received and the number of projects selected for funding.

]]> A bill to amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the Transportation Alternatives Program. Display Title A bill to amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the Transportation Alternatives Program. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the Transportation Alternatives Program. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s705is/xml/BILLS-114s705is.xml 2015-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.