117 HR 2683 IH: Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-04-20 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2683IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 20, 2021Ms. Davids of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 23, United States Code, to increase a set-aside for the Rural Project Initiative of the TIFIA program, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act.

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Increase of set-aside

Section 605(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking $2,000,000 and inserting $3,000,000.

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National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau

(a)

Annual progress report

Section 116 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(k)

Annual progress report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Executive Director shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report detailing—(1)the use of funds authorized under section 605(f) of title 23; and(2)the progress of the Bureau in carrying out the purposes described in subsection (b)..(b)

Outreach

Section 116(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:(1)to provide assistance and communicate best practices and financing and funding opportunities to eligible entities for the programs referred to in subsection (d)(1), including by—(A)conducting proactive outreach to communities located outside of metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas; and(B)coordinating with the Office of Rural Development of the Department of Agriculture, the Office of Community Revitalization of the Environmental Protection Agency, and any other agencies that provide technical assistance for rural communities, as determined by the Director;.

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TIFIA application process report

Section 609(b)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—(1)in clause (iv), by striking and;(2)in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(vi)whether the project is located in a metropolitan statistical area, micropolitan statistical area, or neither..