H.R. 248House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Farm-to-Market Road Repair Act of 2021

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The Farm‑to‑Market Road Repair Act of 2021 updates the federal surface transportation block grant program to broaden which roads can receive funding. It adds rural roads that move agricultural products to markets as an eligible category, raises a funding threshold, and permits more money to be spent on certain low‑volume rural roads and designated freight corridors. The changes affect state and local transportation agencies that manage these roads.

Key Provisions

Adds a new eligible category: rural roads primarily used to transport agricultural products from farms or ranches to marketplaces.
Increases a numeric limit in the program from 5,000 to 50,000 (likely a funding or project cap).
Allows each fiscal year for obligations on roads classified as rural minor collectors, local roads, or critical rural freight corridors, per specified subsections.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

February 4, 2021

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 11, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E25-26)

January 11, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

January 11, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

February 4, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 11, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 248

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 11, 2021

Mr. Hastings introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the surface transportation block grant program, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Farm-to-Market Road Repair Act of 2021.

Surface transportation block grant program

Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:

(16)

Roads in rural areas that primarily serve to transport agricultural products from a farm or ranch to a marketplace.

; and

(2)

in subsection (g)—

(A)

in the heading by striking 5,000 and inserting 50,000; and

(B)

in paragraph (1) by striking subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting clauses (iii) and (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(A) for each fiscal year may be obligated on roads functionally classified as rural minor collectors or local roads or on critical rural freight corridors designated under section 167(e)..