3.0.0 1985 2022-12-30T21:30:54Z 2022-12-30T21:30:54Z Senate S 2021-06-09 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-09T17:01:09Z Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 117 2016 S 2021-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 227. Related bill CRS ROUTES Act 117 2595 HR 2021-04-15 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Related bill CRS 2021-06-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-06-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE N P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2021-06-09 True Transportation and Public Works Advisory bodies Department of Transportation Economic performance and conditions Executive agency funding and structure Indian lands and resources rights Infrastructure development Rural conditions and development Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-06-09 Introduced in Senate 2021-12-23T18:20:39Z Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success Act or the ROUTES Act

This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Transportation (DOT) initiative by establishing the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Office within DOT.

The purpose of the office is to (1) improve analysis of projects from rural and tribal areas, and underserved communities in such areas that are applying for DOT discretionary grants, including ensuring that project costs, local resources, and the larger benefits to the American people and economy are appropriately considered; and (2) provide rural, tribal, and underserved communities in these areas with technical assistance for meeting transportation infrastructure investment needs in a financially sustainable manner.

To carry out the mission of the office, DOT must establish the ROUTES Council.

]]> ROUTES Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success Initiative, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title ROUTES Act Short Title(s) as Introduced ROUTES Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1985is/xml/BILLS-117s1985is.xml 2021-06-09 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.