State and Local Infrastructure Flexibility Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2239 To amend the Social Security Act with respect to the types of projects eligible to use certain coronavirus recovery funds, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 26, 2021 Mr. MEUSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Social Security Act with respect to the types of projects eligible to use certain coronavirus recovery funds, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State and Local Infra- 4 structure Flexibility Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND. 6 Section 602(c)(1) of title VI of the Social Security 7 Act (as added by section 9901 of Public Law 117–2) is 8 amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2239.IH H2239 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2239 IH (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 1 inserting a semicolon; 2 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub- 3 paragraph (E); and 4 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol- 5 lowing: 6 ‘‘(D) State transportation and infrastruc- 7 ture projects, including projects— 8 ‘‘(i) to improve, repair, and develop 9 roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, and elec- 10 trical grids; 11 ‘‘(ii) to fund revitalization, redevelop- 12 ment, and renewal initiatives to support 13 commercial and industrial growth, eco- 14 nomic and workforce development, and at- 15 tract new business, tourism, and invest- 16 ment; 17 ‘‘(iii) to improve the safety, efficiency, 18 and reliability of the movement of freight 19 and people; 20 ‘‘(iv) to generate national or regional 21 economic benefits and an increase in global 22 economic competitiveness of the United 23 States; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2239.IH H2239 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2239 IH ‘‘(v) to reduce highway congestion and 1 bottlenecks; 2 ‘‘(vi) to improve connectivity between 3 modes of freight transportation; 4 ‘‘(vii) to enhance the resiliency of crit- 5 ical highway infrastructure and help pro- 6 tect the environment; 7 ‘‘(viii) to improve roadways vital to 8 national energy security; 9 ‘‘(ix) to address the impact of popu- 10 lation growth on the movement of people 11 and freight; 12 ‘‘(x) to fund the construction or im- 13 provement of buildings, land, and other fa- 14 cilities that are required to provide 15 broadband service; and 16 ‘‘(xi) to fund the acquisition and im- 17 provement of an existing system that is 18 currently providing insufficient broadband 19 service; or’’. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2239.IH H2239 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS