Bills › 89th General Assembly
Restricting the state transportation commission from allocating certain primary road fund moneys to counties and cities unless the applicable projects comply with federal buy America requirements
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Current law permits the state transportation commission (STC) to allocate moneys from the primary road fund (PRF) for the establishment, construction, and maintenance of the secondary road system and the municipal street system in exchange for retaining all or a portion of federal aid road funds that would otherwise be allocated to counties and cities.410). Under those requirements, a project must either include no permanently incorporated steel or iron materials, or if steel or iron materials are to be used, all manufacturing processes, including application of a coating, for these materials must occur in the United States unless certain exceptions apply.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 27, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part