119-hr3572

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3572 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3572

 To make projects in certain counties eligible for funding under the 
 rural surface transportation grant program, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 21, 2025

 Mr. Valadao (for himself, Mr. Fong, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, and Mr. 
 Costa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To make projects in certain counties eligible for funding under the 
 rural surface transportation grant program, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RURAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM.

 

Section 173 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) Covered county.--The term `covered county' means a 
 county that has an annual gross agricultural production value 
 of at least $1,000,000,000 and agricultural production of at 
 least $500,000 per square mile, for all crops and livestock 
 sold, adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with the 
 Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor 
 Statistics of the Department of Labor.
 ``

    (4) Farm-to-market road.--The term `farm-to-market road' 
 means a road located within a covered county.'';

    (2) in subsection
            (i) by striking ``subsection

    (k)

    (1) '' and 
 inserting ``paragraphs

    (1) and

    (4) of subsection

    (k) '';

    (3) in subsection

    (k) --
        (A) by redesignating paragraph

    (4) as paragraph

    (5) ;
        (B) by inserting after paragraph

    (3) the following:
 ``

    (4) Farm-to-market roads.--The Secretary shall reserve 10 
 percent of the amounts made available for the program for each 
 fiscal year to provide grants for eligible projects located on 
 farm-to-market roads in any amount.''; and
            (C) in paragraph

    (5) (as so redesignated) by 
 striking ``or

    (3) '' and inserting ``

    (3) , or

    (4) ''; and

    (4) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (p) Eligible Covered Counties.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall create, and annually update, a 
list of covered counties.''.
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