Bill > HR7248

This bill, the STARTER Act (Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, and Efficient Review Act), would: - Extend federal surface transportation programs and authorize funding for them from fiscal years 2021 through 2025, providing a 10% increase in funding for highway and transit programs compared to fiscal year 2020. - Establish a new "Consolidated Funding Program" to allow up to 5 states to receive their base federal transportation funding as a lump sum to be used more flexibly. - Make changes to improve the environmental review process for major transportation projects, including setting deadlines for completing environmental impact statements and assessments. - Create new grant programs to support the deployment of advanced transportation technologies, connected vehicle technologies, and automated driving systems. - Establish a new "PROTECT" grant program to provide formula funding and competitive grants to states and localities for transportation infrastructure resilience improvements to address risks from extreme weather, natural disasters, and climate change. - Increase the federal cost share for certain resilience improvements under the emergency relief program and the National Highway Performance Program. - Require the Department of Transportation to issue guidance on repairing infrastructure damaged by flooding and on evacuation route design and planning. The bill aims to accelerate project delivery, promote innovation, and enhance the resilience of the nation's surface transportation system.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7248/all-info