119-hr502

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 502 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 502

To ensure the rural surface transportation grant program is accessible 
 to rural areas, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 16, 2025

 Mr. Finstad (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Mann, 
 Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Van Orden, and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
 and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To ensure the rural surface transportation grant program is accessible 
 to rural areas, 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. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Infrastructure 
Investments for Rural America Act''.

SEC. 2. RURAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM.

 

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

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (2) by striking ``over 200,000'' 
 and inserting ``30,000 or less''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) Small community.--The term `small community' means an 
 area that is outside an urbanized area and that has a 
 population of 5,000 or less.'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b)

    (2) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (B) by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (D) to generate economic growth and development 
 in rural areas to improve the quality of life for 
 citizens in rural areas and small communities.'';

    (3) in subsection

    (e)

    (1) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (F) by striking ``or'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in subparagraph
        (G) by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (H) a highway, road, bridge, or tunnel project 
 that would benefit the economic development or quality 
 of life for citizens of the community in which the 
 project takes place.'';

    (4) by striking subsection
            (i) ;

    (5) by redesignating subsections

    (j) ,

    (k) ,
            (l) ,
            (m) ,

    (n) , 
 and

    (o) as subsections
            (i) ,

    (j) ,

    (k) ,
            (l) ,
            (m) , and

    (n) , 
 respectively;

    (6) in subsection
            (i) (as so redesignated)--
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) by striking ``paragraph

    (2) '' 
 and inserting ``paragraphs

    (2) or

    (3) '';
        (B) by redesignating paragraph

    (3) as paragraph

    (4) ; and
            (C) by inserting after paragraph

    (2) the following:
 ``

    (3) Federal share for projects in small communities.--The 
 Federal share of the cost of a project carried out in a small 
 community with a grant under the program may not exceed 90 
 percent.'';

    (7) in subsection

    (j) (as so redesignated) by striking 
 paragraph

    (1) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (1) Projects in small communities.--The Secretary shall 
 use not less than 5 percent of the amounts made available for 
 the program for each fiscal year to provide grants for eligible 
 projects in a small community.''; and

    (8) in subsection
            (l) (as so redesignated) by striking 
 ``subsection
            (l) (1) '' and inserting ``subsection

    (k)

    (1) ''.
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