To encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2023 or the IMAGINE Act of 2023.
- Section idB00D3D5379EC425AB4CE9D6AF2FD97D3: 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to encourage the research and use of innovative materials, in concert with traditional materials, and associated...
- Section H35F15D39F4074D338848536E897354AF: 3. Interagency innovative materials standards task force In this section, the term innovative material, with respect to an infrastructure project, includes a...
- Section H13CA90CEA0BA452AA5E6BF23DCFE3FA1: 4. Innovative material innovation hubs In this section: The term Hub means an Innovative Material Innovation Hub established under this section. The term...
- Section id17700AA90E544B97B38BFDFD37B3A355: 5. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Section 503(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (C)Innovative...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Education, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Whitehouse (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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