117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title 49, United States Code, to treat the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of certain grant programs, and for other purposes.
December 7, 2021
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To amend title 49, United States Code, to treat the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of certain grant programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Transportation Funding Equality Act”.
SEC. 2. Apportionments based on growing States and high density States formula factors.
Section 5340(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “and the District of Columbia” after “United States”.
SEC. 3. Formula grants for buses.
Section 5339(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting “and the District of Columbia” after “United States”; and
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking “the District of Columbia,”.