Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearings held.
This bill amends 23 U.S.C. §119(e) to change how the Federal Highway Administration (Secretary) and States handle transportation asset management plan (TAMP) compliance and recertification.
It shifts certain timing rules (making compliance determinations in conjunction with recertification every four years), allows States to submit only the most recent year of data with certifications for earlier years, and requires the Secretary to provide a written notice of deficiencies with at least 90 days to cure (with a possible extension) during which penalties or legal effects are stayed.
The bill also clarifies that compliance determinations remain in effect until the next recertification, and noncompliance remains in effect until the Secretary finds compliance.
Narrow administrative reform with low fiscal impact and built-in compromise increases prospects, though committee action and floor timing remain uncertain.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused administrative amendment that clearly and specifically modifies compliance timing, submission content rules, and cure procedures for State transportation asset management plans.
Frequency of federal oversight: liberals worry, conservatives welcome reduction.
Frequency of federal oversight: liberals worry, conservatives welcome reduction.
Likely cautious or somewhat critical.
They will note the administrative relief for States, but worry reduced oversight and slower enforcement may weaken maintenance, safety, or equity outcomes.
They would look for assurances that asset conditions and safety commitments won’t be degraded by less frequent federal review or extended cure periods.
Views the bill as a pragmatic administrative reform with reasonable safeguards.
Appreciates clearer timelines and a formal cure process, but wants operational details on metrics, extension limits, and data quality to avoid unintended consequences.
Will weigh whether simplification materially improves program efficiency without undermining accountability.
Generally supportive.
Sees the bill as sensible deregulation that reduces federal micromanagement and administrative burden on States.
Appreciates increased State flexibility, longer cadence for determinations, and formal cure opportunities that prevent punitive federal actions for fixable compliance issues.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
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Still ahead
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Narrow administrative reform with low fiscal impact and built-in compromise increases prospects, though committee action and floor timing remain uncertain.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Frequency of federal oversight: liberals worry, conservatives welcome reduction.
Narrow administrative reform with low fiscal impact and built-in compromise increases prospects, though committee action and floor timing r…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused administrative amendment that clearly and specifically modifies compliance timing, submission content rules, and cure procedures for State transportation…
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