TCS Databases

A Taxpayers for Common Sense Project

Agency: Department of Transportation

  • Amtrak Funding – NEC

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: Provides financial support for Amtrak’s operations within the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The program supports a range of improvements, including reduced trip times, increased train frequencies, higher operating speeds, improved reliability, expanded capacity, reduced congestion, electrification, and other enhancements as determined by the Secretary. This funding is part of the…

  • Intercity Passenger Rail Grants

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: Establishes the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program. This program provides funding for capital projects that reduce the state of good repair backlog, improve performance, or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service, including privately operated intercity passenger rail service, if an eligible applicant is involved.…

  • Highway Infrastructure Program

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: Funding for Federal highway Administration programs: $27.5 billion for a bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction program; $5 billion for the National Electric Vehicle Formula Program; $3.2 billion for the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program; $9.235 billion for the Bridge Investment Program; $150 million for the…

  • Amtrak Funding – National

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: Provides substantial funding for Amtrak, focusing on enhancing the national rail network. It allocates $16 billion for Amtrak’s National Network. Bill Section: Division J New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $16,000,000,000  

  • Increase in National Limitation Amount for Qualified Highway or Surface Freight Transportation Facilities

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: Increases the the national limitation on Private Activity Bonds (PABs) for qualified highway and surface freight transportation facilities from $15 billion to $30 billion. This increase is designed to support the financing of surface transportation projects that receive federal assistance, projects for international bridges or tunnels, and facilities for…

  • Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: $1.893 billion for competitive grants “to improve walkability, safety, and affordable transportation access” through construction and other projects, mitigate or remediate negative impacts from surface transportation facilities, and planning and capacity building activities, the latter two in disadvantaged or underserved communities. An additional $1.262 billion for the same activities…

  • Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition Grant Program: Low-Emission Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech)

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: A competitive grant program for projects that “develop, demonstrate, or apply low-emission aviation technologies,” which are defined as technologies that significantly improve aircraft fuel efficiency, increase the utilization of sustainable aviation fuel, or reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Section: 40007(a)(2) US Code: 49 USC 44504 New or Existing: New…

  • Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition Grant Program: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (FAST-SAF)

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: A competitive grant program for projects that “produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel.” Bill Section: 40007(a)(1) US Code: 49 USC 44504 New or Existing: New Potential Cost:      $244,530,000 Timeline:      FY22-26   TCS Notes: Requires land use change to be incorporated into GHG emission modeling; eligible…

  • Low-Carbon Transportation Materials Program

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: To reimburse or provide incentives to eligible recipients for the use of low-embodied carbon construction materials and products in federally-funded highway projects. Bill Section: 60506 US Code: 23 USC 179 New or Existing: New Potential Cost:      $2,000,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-26    

  • Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program

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    Agency: Department of Transportation   Description: $1.893 billion for competitive grants “to improve walkability, safety, and affordable transportation access” through construction and other projects, mitigate or remediate negative impacts from surface transportation facilities, and planning and capacity building activities, the latter two in disadvantaged or underserved communities. An additional $1.262 billion for the same activities…