Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

Summary

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Transportation , in coordination with state transportation departments, to establish an innovation in surface transportation program. Requires states to make competitive grants for innovative surface transportation projects to eligible entities, including local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, tribal governments, private providers of public transportation, nonprofit transportation organizations, port authorities, joint power authorities, and local rail authorities. Requires each state to establish an innovation in surface transportation selection panel to formulate criteria for selecting projects. Requires a state to reserve certain percentages of federal funds apportioned for the national highway performance, the highway safety improvement, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, surface transportation, and transportation alternatives programs in order to fund related projects under state innovative surface transportation grants. Authorizes states to reserve a certain percentage of such funds for a fiscal year to meet specific requests for project application support from eligible rural local governments.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 March 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 March 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 March 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 March 2015

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Sponsors

• Rodney Davis · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Matt Cartwright · D · Sponsor
• Cheri Bustos · D · Sponsor
• Gregg Harper · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · R · Sponsor
• Daniel Lipinski · D · Sponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Cosponsor
• Albio Sires · D · Cosponsor
• Eric Swalwell · D · Cosponsor
• David Loebsack · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

Related records

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