What the bill does
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act or the FAST Act DIVISION A–SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (Sec. 1002) Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated under any extension of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and ending upon enactment of this Act. TITLE I–FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A–Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1101) Reauthorizes through FY2020: certain core federal-aid highway programs; the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; the federal lands, tribal transportation, and federal lands transportation and access programs; the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program; and nationally significant freight and highway projects. Requires the expenditure of at least 10% of amounts made available for federal-aid highways and public transportation programs through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Directs states to compile annual lists of small disadvantaged business enterprises according to minimum uniform criteria established by DOT. (Sec. 1102) Prescribes obligation ceilings for certain federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, with specified exceptions. Prescribes requirements, including a formula, and restrictions for certain FY2016-FY2020 distributions from the obligation limitation for federal-aid highways. Directs DOT to redistribute to the…
Subjects: Accidents, Accounting and auditing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Advisory bodies, Africa, Air quality, Alternative and renewable resources, Appropriations, Arizona, Aviation and airports