To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow certain funds to be used for incremental costs of incorporating art into facilities, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · November 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
The Saving Transit Art Resources Act (STAR Act) modifies federal transit funding rules to allow public transportation agencies to use certain federal grants to pay for the incremental costs of incorporating art into transit facilities. Currently, federal transit funding has restrictions that limit or prevent money from being used for artwork in stations and transit systems. This bill removes those restrictions by amending the relevant sections of federal transit law, giving local transit agencies more flexibility to fund public art projects as part of their facilities. The legislation was introduced by Senators Mazie Hirono and Jack Reed in November 2023 and referred to the Senate Banking Committee. The bill does not specify new funding amounts or timelines, but rather clarifies how existing federal transit dollars can be allocated.
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