Amendment · S.Amdt. 5346· Senate(119-SAMDT-5346)

S.Amdt. 5346

Age: 62 years

Colorado

Introduced: 4/22/2026
Sponsored by: Michael Bennet
Cosponsors: - 1 - 0

Changes bill: 119-SCONRES-33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

Introduced
Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 5346 is an amendment submitted by Mr. Bennet and Mr. Hickenlooper to be added to S. Con. Res. 33. The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reinstate specific discretionary competitive grants for the State of Colorado that were withdrawn, cancelled, or terminated by the Department of Transportation on or after January 20, 2025.

The amendment aims to allow the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget to adjust budget levels and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation that requires the Secretary of Transportation to reinstate these grants, as long as the legislation does not increase the deficit from fiscal years 2026 through 2035.

The specific transportation grants described for reinstatement include:

$66,400,000 for the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Modernizing Rail on the Front Range: PTC Installation, Siding, and Grade Crossing Safety and Operational Improvements project.
$11,700,284 for the City of Fort Collins for the SMART Stage 2-SPARC-FLEET 2030 Smart Power and Resilient Charging for Fleet Electrification and Emissions Targets project.
$11,671,781 for Colorado State University Pueblo for the Safety Assessment, Testing and Workforce Development for Hydrogen/Natural Gas Motive Power project.
$8,340,000 for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
$10,700,000 for the City of Fort Collins for a transit station and roundabout at the intersection of West Elizabeth Street and South Overland Trail for a bus-rapid-transit initiative.