Introduced in House
No Desire for Streetcars Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the No Desire for Streetcars Act.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON STREETCAR FUNDINGTrack this section →
(a) Surface transportation block grant program Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Prohibition on streetcar funding Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, amounts apportioned to a State for each fiscal year to carry out this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar.. (b) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program Section 149(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Streetcars No funds may be provided under this section for a project for streetcars.. (c) Urbanized area formula grants Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Prohibition on streetcar funding Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, grant funds provided under this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar.. (d) Fixed guideway capital investment grants Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (s) Prohibition on streetcar funding Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, grant funds provided under this section may not be used for the procurement, operation, or maintenance of a streetcar..