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Fair Highway Funding: New Rules for States

This act changes how states receive money for highway programs, including road construction, maintenance, safety improvements, and congestion reduction. It aims to ensure each state gets a fair share of funds, based on past allocations and highway user tax contributions. Citizens may experience the impact through better road quality and reduced traffic congestion in their areas.
Key points
New rules for distributing federal highway program funds to individual states starting in fiscal year 2022.
States will receive at least 95% of an amount proportional to their contribution to the Highway Trust Fund through user taxes.
The changes aim to ensure more equitable funding for road infrastructure nationwide.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_S_706
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Process start date: 2021-03-11