Improving Access to Services Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 7, 2020)
Improving Access to Services Act
This bill requires transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to improve safe and convenient access to certain services, including health care facilities, child care, and affordable housing. (Access is the ability to travel by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks measured in terms of travel times, with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers.)
The Department of Transportation must establish minimum standards for states to use in determining and improving safe and convenient access to certain services for all users by all modes of travel.
If a state fails to improve access, it must obligate 10% of federal transportation funds apportioned to such state from the previous fiscal year into its efforts to meet the minimum standards to improve access.
The bill prohibits metropolitan transportation planning organizations from approving a transportation improvement plan that increases the ratio of automobile to non-automobile access in urbanized areas.
What just happenedApr 8, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 7, 2020
- Apr 8, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Highways and Transit Subcommittee - Apr 7, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Apr 7, 2020IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E352)
- Apr 7, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 7, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House