A bill to establish a community-driven decisionmaking pilot program to demonstrate enhanced community-based decisionmaking in the transportation planning process, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressS-1717| Senate
| Updated: 5/19/2021
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (1)
Environment and Public Works Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill establishes a pilot program to facilitate community involvement in transportation planning by supporting partnerships between one or more transportation planning agencies (e.g., local and regional metropolitan planning organizations) and community-based organizations. To carry out the program, the Department of Transportation must award grants to such partnerships for, among other purposes, facilitating public meetings and stipends to cover expenses of community participants related to their engagement in transportation planning processes.
View Full TextSuggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Transportation and Public Works
Community life and organizationCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceRegional and metropolitan planningRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsTransportation programs funding
A bill to establish a community-driven decisionmaking pilot program to demonstrate enhanced community-based decisionmaking in the transportation planning process, and for other purposes.
USA117th CongressS-1717| Senate
| Updated: 5/19/2021
This bill establishes a pilot program to facilitate community involvement in transportation planning by supporting partnerships between one or more transportation planning agencies (e.g., local and regional metropolitan planning organizations) and community-based organizations. To carry out the program, the Department of Transportation must award grants to such partnerships for, among other purposes, facilitating public meetings and stipends to cover expenses of community participants related to their engagement in transportation planning processes.
View Full TextSuggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (1)
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Community life and organizationCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceRegional and metropolitan planningRoads and highwaysState and local government operationsTransportation programs funding