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The bill reduces legal ambiguity in transportation loan and grant statutes for governments and applicants, but risks narrowing eligible loan uses and creating short-term implementation uncertainty that could exclude some projects and disrupt planning.
State and local governments and grant applicants will face clearer statutory citations and grant-condition language, reducing legal ambiguity when implementing loans and grants under the Surface Transportation Investment Act.
State and local governments and potential borrowers (including small businesses and other project sponsors) may see eligible uses for loans narrowed by the changed cross-reference, which could exclude projects some applicants expected to fund and limit financing options.
State and local governments and grant applicants will face short-term implementation uncertainty because the bill inserts unspecified text into statutory subsections until the exact language is published, potentially delaying program guidance and planning.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Makes technical, formatting, and citation corrections to Title 49 U.S.C. and one cross‑reference in the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021.
Introduced July 17, 2025 by Robert F. Onder · Last progress July 17, 2025
Makes technical, organizational, and formatting corrections to various provisions of Title 49 of the U.S. Code and a minor citation fix in the Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021. The changes are largely stylistic (headings, punctuation, clause redesignations, wording fixes) and do not create new dollar amounts, programs, deadlines, agencies, or penalties; one corrected cross‑reference adjusts which subparagraph is cited in an existing loan-authority provision.