State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act This bill allows states, tribes, territories, and localities to use certain COVID-19 relief funds for new categories of spending, including for natural disasters and infrastructure projects. It also makes changes to expenditure deadlines and other aspects of this funding. Specifically, recipients may use funds for emergency relief from natural disasters and associated negative economic impacts of natural disasters. In addition, recipients may use a portion of their COVID-19 relief funds for designated infrastructure projects, such as nationally significant freight and highway projects. Furthermore, the bill allows recipients to expend COVID-19 relief funds on these types of infrastructure projects until September 30, 2026. Under current law, recipients must expend the funds by December 31, 2024. Other changes in the bill include (1) modifying eligibility and allocation requirements for funding set aside for counties and Indian tribes that are near public lands, (2) allowing Indian tribes an additional year to expend their COVID-19 relief funds, and (3) establishing a process for government entities to decline COVID-19 relief funds and requiring any declined funds to be used to reduce the federal deficit.
Air qualityAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaClimate change and greenhouse gasesDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careEndangered and threatened speciesFederal-Indian relationsFishesForests, forestry, treesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentLand use and conservationMinority healthMotor vehiclesNatural disastersParks, recreation areas, trailsPublic transitPuerto RicoRegional and metropolitan planningRoads and highwaysRural conditions and developmentState and local financeState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
USA117th CongressHR-5735| House
| Updated: 10/26/2021
State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act This bill allows states, tribes, territories, and localities to use certain COVID-19 relief funds for new categories of spending, including for natural disasters and infrastructure projects. It also makes changes to expenditure deadlines and other aspects of this funding. Specifically, recipients may use funds for emergency relief from natural disasters and associated negative economic impacts of natural disasters. In addition, recipients may use a portion of their COVID-19 relief funds for designated infrastructure projects, such as nationally significant freight and highway projects. Furthermore, the bill allows recipients to expend COVID-19 relief funds on these types of infrastructure projects until September 30, 2026. Under current law, recipients must expend the funds by December 31, 2024. Other changes in the bill include (1) modifying eligibility and allocation requirements for funding set aside for counties and Indian tribes that are near public lands, (2) allowing Indian tribes an additional year to expend their COVID-19 relief funds, and (3) establishing a process for government entities to decline COVID-19 relief funds and requiring any declined funds to be used to reduce the federal deficit.
Air qualityAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaClimate change and greenhouse gasesDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careEndangered and threatened speciesFederal-Indian relationsFishesForests, forestry, treesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentLand use and conservationMinority healthMotor vehiclesNatural disastersParks, recreation areas, trailsPublic transitPuerto RicoRegional and metropolitan planningRoads and highwaysRural conditions and developmentState and local financeState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings