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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 13, 2025
Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act
This bill increases the amount of federal highway program funds that a state may reallocate annually between designated programs.
Specifically, for the following programs, the bill allows a state to reallocate up to 75% (currently, 50%) of the annual funding for each program to any of the other programs:
National Highway Performance Program;
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program;
Highway Safety Improvement Program;
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program;
National Highway Freight Program;
Carbon Reduction Program; and
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Formula Program (also known as the PROTECT Formula Program).
People & committees
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R–ND
Legislative record
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Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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