H.R. 502

119 HR 502 IH: Protecting Infrastructure Investments for Rural America Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 502  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Infrastructure Investments for Rural America Act  .
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) .