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Version 07 · Reported to House · Dec 13, 2022
Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act
This bill authorizes appropriations through FY2026 to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the federal-aid highway system.
DOT must provide competitive grants to states, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, and tribal governments for projects that improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on federal-aid highways or on a facility with reasonable access to such a highway or a freight facility.
The federal share for a project carried out in accordance with the bill shall be up to 100%.
People & committees
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · R–IL
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-622.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-622.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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