Highways Coronavirus Relief Act

Highways Coronavirus Relief Act

This bill temporarily increases the federal share of funding to 100% for certain federal-aid highway projects.

The bill applies to existing and unliquidated obligations and those made after enactment through September 30, 2021, with specified exceptions.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8300 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8300

 To provide for a temporary increase to the Federal share for certain 
               highway projects, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2020

    Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. 
  Cicilline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for a temporary increase to the Federal share for certain 
               highway projects, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Highways Coronavirus Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY MODIFICATIONS TO FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered funds.--The term ``covered funds'' means--
                    (A) funds apportioned to a State under section 104 
                of title 23, United States Code; and
                    (B) funds allocated to Puerto Rico under section 
                165 of that title.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States 
        and the District of Columbia.
    (b) Temporary Modification.--Notwithstanding section 120 of title 
23, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as 
provided in subsection (f), at the request of a State or Puerto Rico, 
as applicable, the Federal share applicable with respect to covered 
funds shall be up to 100 percent for obligations described in 
subsection (c).
    (c) Obligations Described.--The obligations referred to in 
subsection (b) are--
            (1) obligations that, on the date of enactment of this Act, 
        are existing and unliquidated; or
            (2) obligations made during the period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2021.
    (d) Existing Obligations.--An increased Federal share under this 
section shall only be applied to an obligation described in subsection 
(c)(1)--
            (1) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
        this Act and ending on September 30, 2021; and
            (2) if the obligation remains unliquidated at the time of 
        modification of the Federal share under this section.
    (e) Continuation of Increased Federal Share.--
            (1) In general.--Except as described in paragraph (2), if 
        an increased Federal share is applied under this section to an 
        obligation described in subsection (c), the increased Federal 
        share shall continue to apply after September 30, 2021.
            (2) Deobligation.--If an increased Federal share is applied 
        under this section to an obligation described in subsection (c) 
        and the funds are deobligated on or after October 1, 2021, this 
        section shall not apply to any reobligation of the funds.
    (f) Exception.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to amounts initially 
authorized under section 115 of title 23, United States Code, in or 
after fiscal year 2021.
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