[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2792 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2792
To make the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation eligible to receive
certain grants, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 9, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To make the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation eligible to receive
certain grants, 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 ``Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation Funding Eligibility Act'' or the ``USRC Funding Eligibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO
RECEIVE CERTAIN GRANTS.
(a) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)
Grants.--
(1) Eligibility.--The Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation shall be eligible to receive grants under the
program for national infrastructure investments (commonly known
as the ``Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development
(BUILD) grant program'' and formerly known as the ``Rebuilding
American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)
grant program'') carried out by the Department of
Transportation.
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of a grant under a
program described in paragraph (1) to the Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation shall be 100 percent.
(b) National Infrastructure Project Assistance Grants.--Section
6701 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``(G)'' and
inserting ``(H)'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as
subparagraph (I); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the
following:
``(H) Union Station Redevelopment Corporation;
and''; and
(2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the total
amount awarded for a project under the program awarded to the
entity described in subsection (a)(2)(H) shall be 100 percent
of the total eligible project costs described in subsection
(h).''.
(c) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement
Grants.--Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
``(14) The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.''; and
(2) in subsection (h)(2) by inserting ``, except that with
respect to the entity described in subsection (b)(14) the
Federal share shall be 100 percent'' before the period.
(d) Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail
Grants.--Section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``(G)'' and
inserting ``(H)'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as
subparagraph (I); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the
following:
``(H) the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation;
or''; and
(2) in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Exception.--The total amount awarded for a project
under the program awarded to the entity described in subsection
(a)(1)(H) shall be 100 percent.''.
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