US Congress Senate Bill 1716 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act or BRIDGE Act - Establishes the Infrastructure Financing Authority (IFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation, headed by a Chief Executive Officer and managed by a Board of Directors, which shall provide direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate the construction, consolidation, alteration, or repair of transportation, water, and energy infrastructure projects. Requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $50 million ($10 million for rural infrastructure projects). Sets forth special requirements for infrastructure projects in rural areas. Establishes an Office of Technical and Rural Assistance to provide technical assistance to state and local governments and parties in public-private partnerships in the development and financing of eligible infrastructure projects, including rural infrastructure projects. Establishes an Office of Special Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the business activities of IFA. Prohibits financial assistance from IFA for any private project for which no public benefit is created. Sets forth terms for loans or loan guarantees for eligible infrastructure projects and for the repayment of such loans. Requires an annual independent audit of IFA finances. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of IFA to: (1) establish fees with respect to loans and loan guarantees that are sufficient to cover IFA's administrative costs; and (2) take actions to make IFA a self-sustaining entity, with administrative and federal credit subsidy costs fully funded by fees and risk premiums on loans and loan guarantees.

BRIDGE Act

Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB505 (Related) 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
HB2821 (Related) 2014-09-18 - Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Wilson (FL). Petition No: 113-12. ( ">Discharge petition text with signatures.)
HB3939 (Related) 2014-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1716/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1716/BILLS-113s1716is.pdf