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H.R. 4348 · 112th Congress · enacted

MAP-21

Became Public Law No: 112-141.

Latest official action 2012-07-06 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act or MAP-21 - Division A: Federal-Aid Highways and Highway Safety Construction Programs - Title I: Federal-Aid Highways - Subtitle A: Authorizations and Programs - (Sec. 1101) Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) equal to FY2012 federal highway spending levels plus inflation for FY2013 and FY2014 for: (1) certain new and existing core federal-aid highway programs; (2) the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; (3) the federal lands, tribal transportation, and federal lands access programs; and (4) the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program. Requires the expenditure of 10% of amounts made available for federal-aid highways and public transportation programs on small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Requires states to compile annual lists of small disadvantaged business enterprises according to minimum uniform criteria established by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT). (Sec. 1102) Prescribes obligation ceilings for federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, with specified exceptions. Prescribes requirements, including a formula, and restrictions for certain FY2013 and FY2014 distributions from the obligation limitation for federal-aid highways. Requires the Sec…

Congressional Research Service · 2012-07-06

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