3.0.0 1516 2023-01-11T13:49:03Z 2023-01-11T13:49:03Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-29T20:29:10Z 2021-04-29 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N Transportation and Public Works Advisory bodies Air quality Department of Transportation Economic performance and conditions Executive agency funding and structure Marketing and advertising Public transit Railroads Regional and metropolitan planning Roads and highways Rural conditions and development Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Travel and tourism Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-10T16:51:43Z Transportation Resources to Add Vital Economic Longevity Act or the TRAVEL Act

This bill makes various changes to programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to facilitate travel and tourism.

The changes include

  • increasing the federal share up to 100% for highway projects that result in significant local or economic growth, including increased travel and tourism;
  • requiring that transportation plans address strategies to enhance travel and tourism; and
  • establishing an office within DOT to coordinate and implement activities to enhance travel and tourism.

In addition, DOT must consider the extent to which a project contributes to economic competitiveness, including increased travel and tourism, when selecting projects for the National Infrastructure Investment program.

DOT must also establish a program to fund planning activities and projects to improve and facilitate long-haul travel (trips of at least 50 miles from the point of origin to the point of destination) on the national transportation network.

Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for other transportation-related grants and programs to include projects related to travel and tourism. In particular, it makes such projects eligible for (1) the Nationally Significant Highway and Freight Projects program, (2) the Surface Transportation Block Grant, (3) the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, and (4) the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program.

The bill also sets out economic vitality as a separate goal of the Federal-Aid Highway Program. (Currently, the goal of economic vitality is linked specifically to freight movement.)

]]> TRAVEL Act Display Title TRAVEL Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to encourage travel and tourism, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced TRAVEL Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Transportation Resources to Add Vital Economic Longevity Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1516is/xml/BILLS-117s1516is.xml 2021-04-29 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.