This bill makes the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation eligible to receive four major federal transportation and infrastructure grants that were previously unavailable to it: BUILD grants, National Infrastructure Project Assistance grants, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement grants, and Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grants. A key provision is that the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation would receive 100 percent federal funding for any eligible projects under these programs, meaning it would not have to provide matching local or private funds like other grant recipients typically must. The legislation does not specify a total funding amount or implementation timeline, but directs the Department of Transportation to administer these new eligibilities through existing grant programs. This measure would significantly expand federal support for Union Station redevelopment efforts in Washington, D.C., by removing funding barriers and ensuring full federal cost coverage for qualifying infrastructure projects.
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