H.R. 2962, America’s Infrastructure Modernization Act
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H.R. 2962, America’s Infrastructure Modernization Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives May 4, 2021, by Mrs. Boebert and other members. It was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Section 2 provides that funds appropriated under a covered law that have not been obligated as of enactment, but not more than $650,000,000,000, are to be allocated to the States in the manner of the surface transportation block grant program. They may also be used, in amounts the State determines appropriate, for a port development project, the national highway performance program, and an airport improvement project.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2962
To repurpose funds provided for COVID relief that have not been obligated
for purposes of infrastructure development, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 4, 2021
Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. GOHMERT) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To repurpose funds provided for COVID relief that have
not been obligated for purposes of infrastructure develop-
ment, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘America’s Infrastruc-
5 ture Modernization Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. REPURPOSING OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS FOR IN-
2 FRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS NOT OTHERWISE
4 OBLIGATED.—Notwithstanding any provision of a covered
5 law, any funds appropriated under such a law that have
6 not been obligated as of the date of enactment of this Act,
7 but not more than $650,000,000,000, shall be allocated
8 to the States in the same manner and proportion as, and
9 for the same purposes as, the surface transportation block
10 grant program under section 133 of title 23, United States
11 Code.
12 (b) ADDITIONAL USES.—In addition to the projects
13 authorized under section 133 of such title, funding author-
14 ized under subsection (a) may be used, in amounts deter-
15 mined appropriate by the State, for the following addi-
16 tional uses:
17 (1) A port development project under section
18 50302 of title 46, United States Code.
19 (2) A project under the national highway per-
20 formance program under section 119 of title 23,
21 United States Code.
22 (3) An airport improvement project under sub-
23 chapter I of chapter 471 of title 49, United States
24 Code.
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25 (c) DEFINITION OF COVERED LAW.—In this section,
26 the term ‘‘covered law’’ means the following:
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1 (1) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Re-
2 sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
3 (Public Law 116–123).
4 (2) The Families First Coronavirus Response
5 Act (Public Law 116–127).
6 (3) The CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).
7 (4) The Paycheck Protection Program and
8 Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–
9 139).
10 (5) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
11 (Public Law 116–260).
12 (6) The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
13 (Public Law 117–2).
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