S. 705: A bill to amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the Transportation Alternatives Program.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-11 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the Transportation Alternatives Program.

Plain summary

This bill permits the federal share requirements applicable to the transportation alternatives program (TAP) to be met based on: (1) an individual project or activity, or (2) a program of projects or activities. In the allocation of funds for transportation alternatives, 66.67% (increased from 50%) of reserved funds per fiscal year shall be obligated to any eligible entity in proportion to its relative shares of the state population in: (1) urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000, (2) non-urban areas with a population greater than 5,000, and (3) other areas of the state. Certain not-for-profit entities and metropolitan planning organizations are now eligible to be TAP project sponsors. A state's authority to opt out of the recreational trails program is repealed. Each state or metropolitan planning organization responsible for carrying out TAP requirements must report annually to the Department of Transportation on the the number of TAP project applications received and the number of projects selected for funding.

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Official text

A bill to amend section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the Transportation Alternatives Program.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · 3 cosponsors

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Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s705.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s705 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114