H.R. 2163 · 111th Congress
Fast Starts Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Earl Blumenauer
- Introduced
- 2009-04-29
- Latest action
- 2009-04-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Summary
Fast Starts Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to state and local government authorities for eligible new fixed guideway streetcar capital projects that are electricity- and rail-based.
Requires such an authority to submit by March 1, 2010, a grant application that certifies that a project has a sufficient degree of local financial commitment, meets certain environmental requirements, and can begin construction by March 1, 2012.