Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act

This bill would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance within 180 days on how federal agencies recognize special districts as units of local government for eligibility to receive federal financial assistance. Special districts are defined as political subdivisions of a state, created under state law, that perform limited and specific governmental or proprietary functions and have their own boundaries and budgetary control. Each federal agency would have one year after the guidance is issued to follow it and update its financial assistance policies and procedures. Within two years of enactment, the OMB Director would report to specified House and Senate committees on how agencies have carried out the guidance.

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Sponsors

• Pat Fallon Republican sponsor
• 27 cosponsors