118 HR 4130 IH: No Desire for Streetcars Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-06-14 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4130IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 14, 2023Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 23 and title 49, United States Code, to prohibit funds from certain programs to be used to fund streetcars, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Desire for Streetcars Act.

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Prohibition on streetcar funding

(a)

Surface transportation block grant program

Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l)

Prohibition on streetcar funding

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, amounts apportioned to a State for each fiscal year to carry out this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar. . (b)

Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program

Section 149(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5)

Streetcars

No funds may be provided under this section for a project for streetcars. . (c)

Urbanized area formula grants

Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i)

Prohibition on streetcar funding

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, grant funds provided under this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar. . (d)

Fixed guideway capital investment grants

Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (s)

Prohibition on streetcar funding

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, grant funds provided under this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar. .