23 U.S.C. § 609 — Reports to Congress
submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-178 to r/title-23-HIGHWAYS · 467 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary must periodically report to Congress on TIFIA-assisted projects and recommend whether to continue, reorganize, or phase out the program. The Secretary must also report application activity and publish monthly and quarterly status reports with specified project information.
(a) In general. On June 1, 2012, and every two years afterward, the Secretary* must give Congress a report summarizing the financial performance of projects receiving or having received TIFIA assistance. The report must recommend whether the program is best served by (1) continuing under the Secretary; (2) creating a Federal corporation or federally sponsored enterprise to administer it; or (3) phasing it out and relying on capital markets without Federal participation.
(b) Application process report. (1) By December 1, 2012, and annually afterward, the Secretary must report to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee a list of all letters of interest and applications project* sponsors submitted during the preceding fiscal year. (2)(A) For each, the report must state*: (i) receipt date; (ii) date the sponsor was told whether the application was complete; (iii) date a revised completed application was submitted, if any; (iv) date the sponsor was told whether the project was approved; and (v) if disapproved, the reason. (B) The report must include copies of correspondence provided to the sponsor under 23 U.S.C. § 602(d).
(c) Status reports. (1) On the TIFIA website, the Secretary must publish (A) monthly, a current report on all submitted letters and applications; and (B) quarterly, a current report on all approved applications. (2) Each report must state for each project: (A) the submitting party; (B) project name; (C) receipt date; (D) estimated eligible costs; (E) credit-assistance type sought; and (F) expected fiscal year and quarter when the credit assistance will close.
On June 1, 2012, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary* shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the financial performance of the projects that are receiving, or have received, assistance under the TIFIA program, including a recommendation as to whether the objectives of the TIFIA program are best served by—
continuing the program under the authority of the Secretary;
establishing a Federal corporation or federally sponsored enterprise to administer the program; or
phasing out the program and relying on the capital markets to fund the types of infrastructure investments assisted by the TIFIA program without Federal participation.
Not later than December 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that includes a list of all of the letters of interest and applications received from project* sponsors for assistance under the TIFIA program during the preceding fiscal year.
Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, a description of, with respect to each letter of interest and application included in the report—
the date on which the letter of interest or application was received;
the date on which a notification was provided to the project sponsor regarding whether the application was complete or incomplete;
the date on which a revised and completed application was submitted (if applicable);
the date on which a notification was provided to the project sponsor regarding whether the project was approved or disapproved; and
if the project was not approved, the reason for the disapproval.
Each report under paragraph (1) shall include copies of any correspondence provided to the project sponsor in accordance with section 602(d).
The Secretary shall publish on the website for the TIFIA program—
on a monthly basis, a current status report on all submitted letters of interest and applications received for assistance under the TIFIA program; and
on a quarterly basis, a current status report on all approved applications for assistance under the TIFIA program.
Each monthly and quarterly status report under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, with respect to each project included in the status report—
the name of the party submitting the letter of interest or application;
the name of the project;
the date on which the letter of interest or application was received;
the estimated project eligible costs;
the type of credit assistance sought; and
the anticipated fiscal year and quarter for closing of the credit assistance.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 105–178, title I, § 1503(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 250, § 189; renumbered § 609 and amended Pub. L. 109–59, title I, §§ 1601(h), 1602(d), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1242, 1247; Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title II, § 2002, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 621; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title II, § 2001(h), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1444; Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title II, § 12001(j), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 621.)
- 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-178 · 112 Stat. 250
- 2005Amended · Pub. L. 109-59 · 119 Stat. 1242, 1247
- 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-141 · 126 Stat. 621
- 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-94 · 129 Stat. 1444
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-58 · 135 Stat. 621
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