3.0.0 3341 2023-01-11T13:41:42Z 2023-01-11T13:41:42Z Senate S 2018-08-01 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-08-01T22:35:03Z IMAGINE Act 115 6653 HR 2018-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS 2018-08-01 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2018-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2018-08-01 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2018-08-01 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2018-08-01 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-08-27 False Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Materials Research administration and funding Research and development Roads and highways Rural conditions and development Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Water resources funding Water use and supply Transportation and Public Works 00 2018-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2019-03-14T18:47:45Z Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2018 or the IMAGINE Act

This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to coordinate and improve, with respect to infrastructure construction, retrofitting, rehabilitation, and other improvements: (1) federal testing standards, (2) federal design and use guidelines, and (3) other applicable standards.

The task force shall collaborate with certain nonfederal entities to: (1) identify and carry out appropriate research, testing methods, and processes relating to the development and use of innovative materials; (2) develop new methods and processes relating to the development and use of innovative materials; and (3) contribute to the development of standards and guidelines for the use of innovative materials and approaches in civil infrastructure projects. The term "innovative material," with respect to an infrastructure project, includes high performance asphalt mixtures and concrete formulations, geosynthetic materials, advanced alloys and metals, reinforced polymer composites, including any coating or other corrosion prevention method used in conjunction with those materials, advanced polymers, and any other material or aggregate materials, as determined by the appropriate agency or department head.

The Department of Transportation shall carry out a program to enhance the development of innovative materials in the United States.

The Federal Highway Administration shall establish the Innovative Bridge Program to provide grants for coastal and rural infrastructure bridge projects.

The Environmental Protection Agency shall establish the Water Infrastructure Innovation Program to provide grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.

]]> IMAGINE Act Display Title IMAGINE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced IMAGINE Act Short Titles as Introduced Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3341is/xml/BILLS-115s3341is.xml 2018-08-01 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.