3.0.0 4273 2022-11-01T13:50:05Z 2022-11-01T13:50:05Z House HR 2019-09-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOMEZ:H.R. 4273.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 14.[Page H7597]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-11T13:03:32Z Referred to 2019-09-10T14:02:40Z Transit to Trails Act 116 2467 S 2019-09-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Environmental Justice For All Act 116 5986 HR 2020-10-01 Committee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Environmental Justice For All Act 116 4401 S 2020-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2019-09-11 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2019-09-10 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-09-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 N S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2019-09-10 True Transportation and Public Works Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Government information and archives Infrastructure development Monuments and memorials Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Public transit Rural conditions and development Transportation programs funding Urban and suburban affairs and development Transportation and Public Works 00 2019-09-10 Introduced in House 2019-10-16T17:20:48Z Transit to Trails Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Transit to Trails Grant Program to award grants to certain governmental and private entities for projects that increase transportation access to public lands, waters, parkland, or monuments for critically underserved communities.

Among other things, the bill requires

  • DOT to develop transportation planning procedures for projects conducted under the program that are consistent with metropolitan and statewide planning processes,
  • grant recipients to contribute matching funds equal to not less than 100% of the grant amount,
  • grant awards to be at least $25,000 and not more than $500,000, and
  • publicized schedules and routes for transportation systems that are developed after the receipt of a grant under the program.
]]> Transit to Trails Act of 2019 Display Title Transit to Trails Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To establish a program to award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban communities and rural communities to green spaces. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Transit to Trails Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4273ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4273ih.xml 2019-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 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.