The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) plans to advance surface transportation authorization legislation later this spring, building on H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, from the 116th Congress. Chairman Peter DeFazio announced that the T&I Committee will formally accept requests for projects from House Members.

The T&I Committee process for considering member projects is separate and distinct from the House Committee on Appropriations’ process for considering Community Project Funding requests. Projects funded through the surface transportation authorization will be funded directly from the Highway Trust Fund, and they do not require a separate or subsequent appropriation.

Please note:

  • Only legally-eligible entities, including state and local units of government, may request projects. 
  • Project sponsors must comply with all relevant federal laws and regulations.
  • A request submitted by Congressman Raskin to the Committee does NOT guarantee the project will be funded.

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PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

Capital projects eligible under title 23, United States Code, and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, are eligible for funding requests under T&I’s project submission process.

The best way to ensure project eligibility is to select projects included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) or Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), as those projects have already been certified as eligible for Federal Highway Administration or Federal Transit Administration funding and do not require further verification of eligibility.

For projects not in the STIP or TIP, additional documentation is required, including verification about whether the project can be added to the STIP or TIP in a reasonable timeframe, whether the project is on a long-range transportation plan, and verification of eligibility for the proposed activity under title 23 or chapter 53 of title 49 by the relevant federal agency.

Further, project sponsors must demonstrate the ability to fully obligate any funds provided within the obligation window, and must demonstrate a proven ability to finance the remaining costs not funded by the Committee, as well as the required non-federal cost share.

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TRANSPARENCY

All requests submitted by Congressman Raskin to the T&I Committee are posted below. Members will be required to certify that neither they nor their immediate family have a financial interest in the requests made.

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PROJECTS REQUESTED

Listed below are the projects Congressman Raskin has submitted to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
NOTE: The projects are listed in alphabetical order by project sponsor.

Project Sponsor: Frederick County Government
Project Name: Frederick and Pennsylvania Railroad Trail
Project Location: City of Frederick, MD 21701 and Walkersville, MD 21793
Requested Amount: $2.56 million

Project Sponsor: Frederick County Government
Project Name: I-70 Phase 4: Mainline Widening from I-270 Ramps to Truck Climbing Lanes 
Project Location: City of Frederick, MD 21701
Requested Amount: $8.8 million

Project Sponsor: Frederick County Government
Project Name: Shovel-Ready U.S. 15
Project Location: City of Frederick, MD 21701
Requested Amount: $8.8 million

Project Sponsor: Maryland Department of Transportation
Project Name: MD 97 Reconstruction at Montgomery Hills
Project Location: Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Requested Amount: $10 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Parks
Project Name: Electrify Montgomery County Department of Parks Fleet
Project Location: Wheaton, MD 20902 and Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Requested Amount: $1.6 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Parks
Project Name: Northwest Branch Trail
Project Location: Silver Spring, MD 20910 and 20903
Requested Amount: $4 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Parks
Project Name: Powerline Trail
Project Location: Germantown to North Potomac/Cabin John in Montgomery County, MD
Requested Amount: $12 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Parks
Project Name: The Capital Crescent Trail
Project Location: Bethesda, MD 20814
Requested Amount: $12 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Name: Bethesda Metro South Entrance
Project Location: Bethesda, Maryland, 20814 
Requested Amount: $20 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Name: Bicycle-Pedestrian Priority Area Improvements - Purple Line (TIP 3642 Pedestrian Safety Program)
Project Location: This project provides for the design and construction of high priority bicycle and pedestrian capital improvements in areas within a quarter mile radius of the eleven future Purple Line Light Rail stations in Montgomery County, Maryland. Station locations include Bethesda, Connecticut Avenue (Chevy Chase), Lyttonsville, Woodside/16th Street, Silver Spring Central Urban District (2 stations, one at the Silver Spring Transit Center and the other at the Silver Spring Library on Fenton Street and Wayne Avenue), Dale Drive (Silver Spring), Manchester Place (in Goodacre Knolls), Long Branch, Piney Branch Road/University Avenue (Long Branch) and Takoma / Langley Park areas. 
Requested Amount: $6.5 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Name: Electric Bus Grants
Project Location: Rockville, MD 20855 and Silver Spring, MD 20910
Requested Amount: $10 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Name: Great Seneca Transit Enhancements
Project Location: Rockville, MD; Gaithersburg, MD; and Zip Codes 20850, 20855, 20877 and 20878
Requested Amount: $14.4 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Name: MacArthur Blvd Bikeway Improvements, MWCOG TIP ID 5279
Project Location: Potomac, MD 20854
Requested Amount: $10 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Name: US 29 Bus Rapid Transit Improvements Project – Phase 2
Project Location: US 29 corridor from Burtonsville (MD 198) to Silver Spring, MD 
Requested Amount: $4 million

Project Sponsor: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Name: Veirs Mill /Randolph Bicycle & Pedestrian Priority Improvements
Project Location: Rockville, MD and ZIP codes 20902, 20906, and 20853
Requested Amount: $6 million

Project Sponsor: Town of New Windsor
Project Name: MD 31 (High Street/Main Street/New Windsor Road) from Lambert Avenue to east of Church Street Community Safety and Enhancement Project. 
Project Location: New Windsor, MD 21776
Requested Amount: $5.308 million