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U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation |
1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590 |
Grant Advance Notice
| Date: | 03/06/2018 |
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NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF DOT DISCRETIONARY GRANT AWARDS: This notification is provided to the Committee pursuant to one of the following requirements governing the public announcement of a Department of Transportation discretionary grant, letter of intent, or Federal Transit Administration full funding grant agreement: (1) Currently applicable General Provision of the Appropriations Act, Continuing Resolution, or Supplemental Appropriation governing Department of Transportation appropriations, containing a prohibition on the use of funds made available unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriation at least three full business days before the Department or its operating administrations announces any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement from: (A) any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the FHWA, including the emergency relief program; (B) the airport improvement program of the FAA; (C) any program of the FRA; (D) any program of the FTA other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs; (E) any program of the Maritime Administration; or (F) any funding provided under the heading "National Infrastructure Investments" in the Appropriations Act; (2) Section 311 of title 49, United States Code; (3) Section 159(b) of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21); or (4) Section 5334(j) of title 49, United States Code. |
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| Title: | TIGER 2017 - St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal Distict - Louisiana |
| Grant Amount: | $ 13,000,000.00 |
| Description: The Chalmette Slip in the St. Bernard Port District’s Arabi Terminal is the only deep-draft calm water slip on the lower Mississippi River. The slip has six sections of cargo wharves. The project will rehabilitate to modern design standards the last two original wharf sections, A and F, which have been maintained but have exceeded their useful lives over the past 110 years. If your office is interested in issuing a press release, please find two options of quotes from Secretary Elaine L. Chao regarding the TIGER program for your use: 1) “The highly competitive TIGER program recognizes projects that will have a significant impact on a region, metropolitan areas, or our country as a whole,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said. 2) “TIGER grants are direct federal investments in projects that will improve our surface transportation at the national, regional or local level,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said. |
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Congressional members affected: Steve Scalise |
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Senators affected: John Kennedy Bill Cassidy |