To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program relating to the digitization of county roads and creation of publicly accessible road datasets, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes a pilot grant program authorizing $20 million annually (FY2026-2031) for states to digitize county road records, create publicly accessible geospatial datasets, and distribute subgrants to counties. It relies on grants, appropriations, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Transportation and Technology.
Who Benefits and How
State departments of transportation could gain revenue opportunities, County governments could gain revenue opportunities, and GIS contractors and data conversion specialists could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Establishes a pilot grant program authorizing $20 million annually (FY2026-2031) for states to digitize county road records, create publicly accessible geospatial datasets, and distribute subgrants to counties.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes a pilot grant program authorizing $20 million annually (FY2026-2031) for states to digitize county road records, create publicly accessible geospatial datasets, and distribute subgrants to counties.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes a pilot grant program authorizing $20 million annually (FY2026-2031) for states to digitize county road records, create publicly accessible geospatial datasets, and distribute subgrants to counties.
Policy Domains
MAP Roads Act
Identified Gains
- State departments of transportation
- County governments
- GIS contractors and data conversion specialists
- Third-party mapping platforms (Google Maps, Apple Maps)
Identified Costs
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Moore of Utah (for himself, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
County governments, State departments of transportation
Third-party mapping platforms (Google Maps, Apple Maps)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 23, United States Code
A public road that is recognized and maintained by a county government
The process of converting physical or analog map-based information into standardized electronic formats to produce geospatial data
Has the meaning given such term in section 752 of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 2801)
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