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A bill to free States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2634| Senate 
| Updated: 4/9/2018
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (1)
Johnny Isakson (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
State Transportation Flexibility Act This bill allows a state to elect not to participate in the federal-aid highway program, including any federal highway program under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall carry out a direct federal-aid highway program to permit a state legislature, at least 90 days before the beginning of a fiscal year, to elect to: waive the state's right to receive apportioned or allocated funds under the federal-aid highway program, and receive a prorated amount of taxes appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund (other than for the Mass Transit Account) which are attributable to highway users in the state. The state making an election shall: agree to maintain the Interstate System in accordance with the current Interstate System program; submit a plan describing the purposes, projects, and uses to which such amounts will be put and the federal-aid highway programmatic requirements the state elects to continue; agree to obligate or expend program amounts exclusively for projects that would be eligible for surface transportation program funding; and. agree to report annually to DOT on the use of amounts received under the program and to make the report publicly available. DOT shall carry out a similar alternative funding program for public transportation programs.
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Apr 9, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Apr 9, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • April 9, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 9, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Transportation and Public Works

AppropriationsGovernment trust fundsIntergovernmental relationsPublic transitRoads and highwaysSales and excise taxesState and local financeState and local government operationsTransportation programs funding

A bill to free States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2634| Senate 
| Updated: 4/9/2018
State Transportation Flexibility Act This bill allows a state to elect not to participate in the federal-aid highway program, including any federal highway program under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall carry out a direct federal-aid highway program to permit a state legislature, at least 90 days before the beginning of a fiscal year, to elect to: waive the state's right to receive apportioned or allocated funds under the federal-aid highway program, and receive a prorated amount of taxes appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund (other than for the Mass Transit Account) which are attributable to highway users in the state. The state making an election shall: agree to maintain the Interstate System in accordance with the current Interstate System program; submit a plan describing the purposes, projects, and uses to which such amounts will be put and the federal-aid highway programmatic requirements the state elects to continue; agree to obligate or expend program amounts exclusively for projects that would be eligible for surface transportation program funding; and. agree to report annually to DOT on the use of amounts received under the program and to make the report publicly available. DOT shall carry out a similar alternative funding program for public transportation programs.
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Timeline
Apr 9, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Apr 9, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • April 9, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 9, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (1)
Johnny Isakson (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsGovernment trust fundsIntergovernmental relationsPublic transitRoads and highwaysSales and excise taxesState and local financeState and local government operationsTransportation programs funding