H.R. 2792

119 HR 2792 IH: Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Funding Eligibility Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2792  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 9, 2025   Ms. Norton  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To make the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation eligible to receive certain grants, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Funding Eligibility Act   or the   USRC Funding Eligibility Act  .
2.
Eligibility of Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to receive certain grants
(a)
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants
(1)
Eligibility
The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation shall be eligible to receive grants under the program for national infrastructure investments (commonly known as the  Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program  and formerly known as the  Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program ) carried out by the Department of Transportation.
(2)
Federal share
The Federal share of a grant under a program described in paragraph (1) to the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation shall be 100 percent.
(b)
National infrastructure project assistance grants
Section 6701 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(2)—
(A)
in subparagraph (G) by striking  and  at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (H) by striking  (G)  and inserting  (H) ;
(C)
by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and
(D)
by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
(H)
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation; and
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:
(4)
Exception
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the total amount awarded for a project under the program awarded to the entity described in subsection (a)(2)(H) shall be 100 percent of the total eligible project costs described in subsection (h).
 .
(c)
Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvement grants
Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
(14)
The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (h)(2) by inserting  , except that with respect to the entity described in subsection (b)(14) the Federal share shall be 100 percent  before the period.
(d)
Federal-State partnership for intercity passenger rail grants
Section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)—
(A)
in subparagraph (G) by striking  or  at the end;
(B)
in subparagraph (H) by striking  (G)  and inserting  (H) ;
(C)
by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and
(D)
by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
(H)
the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation; or
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:
(4)
Exception
The total amount awarded for a project under the program awarded to the entity described in subsection (a)(1)(H) shall be 100 percent.
 .