3.0.0 4030 2023-01-11T13:46:11Z 2023-01-11T13:46:11Z Senate S 2020-06-22 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-22T22:24:09Z 2020-06-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-06-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N Transportation and Public Works Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Economic development Energy efficiency and conservation Railroads Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-06-22 Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T17:23:07Z Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation Act or the BRAIN TRAIN Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an intercity passenger rail service investment program to promote high-performance rail transportation options.

DOT may award competitive grants under the program to finance capital projects for high-performance rail, including grants awarded in installments for projects lasting longer than one year.

In awarding grants, DOT must select high-performance rail projects: (1) that are anticipated to result in significant improvements to intercity rail passenger service, (2) for which there is a high degree of confidence that the proposed project is feasible and will result in the anticipated benefits, and (3) for which the level of the anticipated benefits compares favorably to the amount of federal funding requested.

The federal share of the cost of a capital project shall not exceed 80% of the project's net capital cost.

]]> BRAIN TRAIN Act Display Title BRAIN TRAIN Act Short Title(s) as Introduced BRAIN TRAIN Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish an intercity passenger rail service investment grant program. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4030is/xml/BILLS-116s4030is.xml 2020-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.