America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

Senate Bill 2302 - America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019: Overview, Status, and Impact

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Explore the details of Senate Bill 2302 America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Transportation and Public Works. Stay informed on legislative developments.

11/1/2022, 1:50 PM

Congressional Summary of S 2302

America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

This bill addresses several provisions related to highway transportation infrastructure, including provisions to improve road safety, accelerate project completions, improve resiliency to disasters, and reduce highway emissions.

Among other things, the bill

reauthorizes several transportation programs from FY2021-FY2025, including the federal-aid highway program and the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program;
increases funding for tribal and federal lands transportation programs;
provides for a bridge investment program to award competitive grants to certain governmental entities for projects that improve the condition of bridges, and the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges;
requires the Department of Transportation to encourage each state to develop a voluntary plan that provides for the immediate and long-term personnel and workforce needs of the state to deliver transportation and public infrastructure projects;
establishes a two-year goal for the completion of environmental review with respect to highway projects and a 90-day timeline for related project authorizations;
sets forth several new climate-related grant programs, including for resiliency, carbon reduction, charging and refueling, alternative road user fees, carbon capture, and diesel emissions;
expands the flexibility and eligible uses of formula funds provided out of the Highway Trust Fund;
prioritizes the research and development of animal detection systems that reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and
expedites environmental reviews for tribal transportation safety projects.

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Current Status of Bill S 2302

Bill S 2302 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 29, 2019. Bill S 2302 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on July 29, 2019. Bill S 2302's most recent activity was By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-200. as of January 8, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2302

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2302

Primary Policy Focus

Transportation and Public Works

Potential Impact Areas

- Accidents

- Advanced technology and technological innovations

- Advisory bodies

- Air quality

- Alaska

- Animal protection and human-animal relationships

- Appalachian Regional Commission

- Appropriations

- Atmospheric science and weather

- Caribbean area

- Census and government statistics

- Child care and development

- Child safety and welfare

- Climate change and greenhouse gases

- Commuting

- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

- Computers and information technology

- Congressional oversight

- Disaster relief and insurance

- Ecology

- Economic development

- Economic performance and conditions

- Elementary and secondary education

- Emergency planning and evacuation

- Employment and training programs

- Energy research

- Energy storage, supplies, demand

- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

- Environmental health

- Environmental technology

- Floods and storm protection

- Food industry and services

- Forests, forestry, trees

- Government information and archives

- Government lending and loan guarantees

- Government studies and investigations

- Government trust funds

- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

- Health care coverage and access

- Higher education

- Horticulture and plants

- Housing supply and affordability

- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles

- Income tax credits

- Indian lands and resources rights

- Infrastructure development

- Kentucky

- Land use and conservation

- Licensing and registrations

- Lighting, heating, cooling

- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

- Marine and inland water transportation

- Minority and disadvantaged businesses

- Mississippi

- Motor carriers

- Motor fuels

- Motor vehicles

- Natural disasters

- North Carolina

- Oil and gas

- Outdoor recreation

- Parks, recreation areas, trails

- Pedestrians and bicycling

- Performance measurement

- Pipelines

- Public contracts and procurement

- Public transit

- Puerto Rico

- Regional and metropolitan planning

- Research administration and funding

- Research and development

- Right of privacy

- Roads and highways

- Rural conditions and development

- Sales and excise taxes

- Small business

- State and local government operations

- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

- Technology transfer and commercialization

- Terrorism

- Transportation costs

- Transportation programs funding

- Transportation safety and security

- Travel and tourism

- U.S. territories and protectorates

- User charges and fees

- Water quality

- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2302

America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.