S. 1259 · 118th Congress
Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joni Ernst
- Introduced
- 2023-04-25
- Latest action
- 2023-04-25 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Put the Brakes on Boondoggles Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from awarding additional financial assistance for a transit or rail project if (1) the overall projected cost to complete the project exceeds the original cost projection by at least $1 billion, and (2) the operational and administrative costs to provide the service are projected to exceed the revenues generated from ridership over the next decade.