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Introduced
07/21/2015
07/21/2015
In Committee
07/21/2015
07/21/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to establish a bus state of good repair program. This bill requires the Department of Transportation to make grants to assist eligible recipients in financing capital projects to maintain bus and bus facilities systems in a state of good repair, including projects to: (1) replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment; and (2) construct bus-related facilities. Eligible recipients are designated recipients that operate bus service or that allocate funding to bus operators. Grant recipients may: (1) allocate amounts to subrecipients that are public agencies or private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation, and (2) obligate funds for three fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the amount is appropriated. The bill limits to 4% the percentage of funding made available for this Act in a fiscal year that may be provided to a single recipient.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a "bus state of good repair program" to provide grants from the Department of Transportation to help eligible recipients maintain their bus and bus facilities systems in good working order. Eligible recipients are those that operate bus services or distribute funds to bus operators, and they can pass these grants on to subrecipients like public agencies or private nonprofit organizations involved in public transportation. The grants can be used for projects such as replacing, repairing, or buying new buses and related equipment, as well as constructing bus-related facilities. The bill also specifies that grant funds can be used for three fiscal years after they are appropriated, and no single recipient can receive more than 4% of the total funding made available in a fiscal year.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (on 07/21/2015)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1813/all-info | 07/22/2015 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1813/BILLS-114s1813is.pdf | 10/13/2016 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1813/BILLS-114s1813is.pdf.pdf | 10/13/2016 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s1813is/pdf/BILLS-114s1813is.pdf | 07/28/2015 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s1813is/pdf/BILLS-114s1813is.pdf.pdf | 07/28/2015 |
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