Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 2021
This bill revises the methodology for apportioning federal highway funds among states. Specifically, the bill adjusts each state's apportionment to account for both certain tax payments attributable to highway users in the state and other federal taxes collected in the state relative to such taxes collected in all states. The bill also caps the apportionment that each state may receive.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4314 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4314
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to apportionments
to States for certain highway programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 1, 2021
Mr. Foster (for himself and Mr. Taylor) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to apportionments
to States for certain highway programs, 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 ``Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act
of 2021''.
SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS.
Section 104(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
``(B) Adjustment to amounts.--
``(i) In general.--The initial amounts
resulting from the calculation under
subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure
that each State receives an aggregate
apportionment equal to at least 95 percent, but
not more than 105 percent, of the sum of--
``(I) the estimated tax payments
attributable to highway users in the
State paid into the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account)
in the most recent fiscal year for
which data are available; plus
``(II) an amount which bears the
same ratio to the General Fund transfer
amount as--
``(aa) the aggregate of
amounts collected in such State
under the Federal internal
revenue laws (other than the
taxes and penalties described
in section 9503(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986)
in the most recent fiscal year
for which data are available;
bears to
``(bb) the aggregate of
amounts collected in all States
under such Federal internal
revenue laws in such fiscal
year.
``(ii) Total spending.--After the
adjustment described in clause (i), the amount
for each State determined under this subsection
shall be adjusted by a single multiplicative
factor to ensure that total spending will not
be affected by this subparagraph.
``(iii) General fund transfer amount
defined.--In this subparagraph, the term
`General Fund transfer amount' means the amount
equal to the aggregate amount of funds, as
estimated by the Secretary of Transportation,
to be apportioned from the Highway Trust Fund
in the fiscal year in which the apportionment
will be made that are attributable to deposits
in the Fund derived from a source other than
the taxes and penalties described in section
9503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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