3.0.0 615 2022-11-01T16:47:40Z 2022-11-01T16:47:40Z Senate S 2019-02-28 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-28T19:09:37Z 2019-02-28 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N Transportation and Public Works Appropriations Government trust funds Intergovernmental relations Public transit Roads and highways Sales and excise taxes State and local finance State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2019-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2019-11-01T17:07:47Z State Transportation Flexibility Act

This bill provides flexibility for a state to opt out of the federal-aid highway program.

Specifically, the bill

  • requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement a direct federal-aid highway program that permits a state to (1) waive its right to receive funds under the program, and (2) receive a prorated amount of taxes apportioned to the Highway Trust Fund (other than for the Mass Transit Account);
  • sets forth responsibilities for states that elect to waive their rights, including that such states must agree to obligate or expend program amounts exclusively for projects that are eligible for surface transportation program funding; and
  • directs DOT to implement a similar alternative funding program for public transportation programs.
]]> State Transportation Flexibility Act Display Title State Transportation Flexibility Act Short Title(s) as Introduced State Transportation Flexibility Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to free States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s615is/xml/BILLS-116s615is.xml 2019-02-28 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.