3.0.0 3359 2022-02-08T23:22:59Z 2022-02-08T23:22:59Z Senate S 2020-02-27 116 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2020-02-27T19:04:53Z 2020-02-27 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S1223-1225) IntroReferral 2020-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2020-02-27 True Native Americans Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Federal-Indian relations Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Indian lands and resources rights Natural disasters Public transit Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Native Americans 00 2020-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-27T18:16:41Z Tribal Transportation Equity and Transparency Improvement Act of 2020

This bill revises certain programs related to tribal transportation.

First, the bill revises the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) by directing the Department of the Interior to (1) request proposals from Indian tribes to include additional transportation facilities in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, and (2) ensure that all nonconfidential information from the inventory is made available on its website.

Next, the bill specifies that funding allocations (i.e., tribal shares) under the TTP must be determined using the facility inventory for the most recent fiscal year for which data is available instead of using FY2012 data. It also requires each Indian tribe that intends to include a proposed road in the inventory to complete and submit certain documentation for the road.

It also requires independent audits by the inspectors general of Interior and the Department of Transportation, as well as the Government Accountability Office, to review the administration of the TTP.

Additionally, the bill permits Indian tribes to use funds for carrying out highway safety programs in cooperation with states, counties, and other local subdivisions.

It also increases the federal share for Indian tribes under the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program and allows Indian tribes to use planning and design funds for grant applications under the program.

Finally, the bill establishes the Tribal Transportation Advisory Committee, which must provide advice to Interior and study issues related to tribal transportation.

]]> Tribal Transportation Equity and Transparency Improvement Act of 2020 Display Title Tribal Transportation Equity and Transparency Improvement Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Tribal Transportation Equity and Transparency Improvement Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the distribution of funds under the tribal transportation program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3359is/xml/BILLS-116s3359is.xml 2020-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S1223-1225) 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.