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| 109-s-4109 | 109 | s | 4109 | Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-12-07 | 2006-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11505) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 2006 - Prohibits the operation of any civil subsonic turbojet of 75,000 pounds or less operating out of airports in the continental United States unless such aircraft complies with stage three noise levels as determined by the Secretary of Transportation. Allows an opt-out of such requirement for any aircraft operator at an airport who notifies the Secretary of intent to continue the operation of noncompliant aircraft. Requires notices of such opt-outs to be made accessible to the public. | 2020-02-12T18:54:52Z | |
| 109-s-4086 | 109 | s | 4086 | Maternal Motor Vehicle Crash Safety Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-12-06 | 2006-12-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11330-11331) | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 0 | Maternal Motor Vehicle Crash Safety Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System. Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to: (1) provide grants and other incentives to eligible entities to promote the development of data linkage systems that improve the tracking of adverse health effects and birth outcomes for pregnant women involved in motor vehicle crashes; (2) conduct a research program to promote the health and safety of such women and their unborn children; and (3) conduct a public outreach and education program to increase awareness of safety risks associated with motor vehicle crashes for such women and children and methods to reduce such risks. Directs the Administrator to include data regarding the safety of pregnant women and their unborn children who are involved in motor vehicle crashes in the NHTSA's Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes. | 2020-02-12T18:54:52Z | |
| 109-sconres-122 | 109 | sconres | 122 | A concurrent resolution urging the Commandant of the Coast Guard to name an appropriate Coast Guard vessel after Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Nathan Bruckenthal. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-12-05 | 2006-12-05 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11200) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Urges the Commandant of the Coast Guard to name an appropriate Coast Guard vessel after Petty Officer Third Class Nathan Bruckenthal. | 2022-02-03T05:25:54Z | |
| 109-sres-615 | 109 | sres | 615 | A resolution designating November 26, 2006, as "Drive Safer Sunday". | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-11-16 | 2006-11-16 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11075) | Senate | Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] | GA | R | C000286 | 1 | Designates November 26, 2006, as "Drive Safer Sunday." | 2023-01-12T17:51:57Z | |
| 109-sres-618 | 109 | sres | 618 | A resolution designating November 26, 2006, as "Drive Safer Sunday". | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-11-16 | 2006-11-16 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11102-11103; text as passed Senate: CR S11102-11103; text of measure as introduced: CR S11076) | Senate | Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] | GA | R | C000286 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Encourages educational institutions, national trucking firms, clergy, law enforcement, and the general public to promote motor vehicle driving safety. Designates November 26, 2006, as Drive Safer Sunday. | 2018-02-03T18:50:55Z | |
| 109-s-4047 | 109 | s | 4047 | Secure Port Workforce Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-11-13 | 2006-11-14 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664. | Senate | Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] | SC | R | D000595 | 1 | Secure Port Workforce Act - Amends the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 to enumerate those felony offenses which would permanently disqualify or disqualify for a specified period an individual convicted of any such offenses (or found not guilty by reason of insanity) from being issued a transportation security card. | 2018-02-04T01:51:25Z | |
| 109-hr-6285 | 109 | hr | 6285 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-29 | 2006-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] | CA | D | H000213 | 0 | Amends federal transportation law to allow a passenger facility fee imposed at a large hub airport (that is subject to an amended judgment and final order in condemnation filed on January 7, 1980, by the Superior Court of the State of California for the county of Los Angeles) to be used as an eligible project cost to carry out noise mitigation for certain school buildings in the noise impacted area surrounding the airport if: (1) the buildings are adversely affected by airport noise; and (2) certain other requirements are met. | 2023-01-12T17:52:12Z | |
| 109-s-4043 | 109 | s | 4043 | A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a portion of Interstate Route 14 as a high priority corridor, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-29 | 2006-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 2 | Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the Interstate Route 14 corridor from Wilmington, North Carolina, westward to El Paso, Texas, as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System. | 2023-01-12T17:52:01Z | |
| 109-hr-6228 | 109 | hr | 6228 | Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-28 | 2006-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 14 | Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979, regarding air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas, (the Wright Amendment), to authorize domestic and foreign air carriers to offer for sale and to provide air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas, and any U.S. or foreign destination through any point within specified states (effectively expanding domestic and foreign air service at Love Field, Texas). Repeals the Wright Amendment eight years after enactment of this Act. Prohibits: (1) a person from providing nonstop air passenger service between Love Field, Texas, and any point or points outside the 50 states or the District of Columbia; and (2) a federal official or employee from designating Love Field, Texas, as an initial point of entry into the United States or a last point of departure from the United States. Limits charter flights at Love Field, Texas. Requires the city of Dallas, Texas, to reduce the number of gates available for air service at Love Field. Prohibits federal funds or passenger facility charges from being used to remove gates at the Lemmon Avenue facility, Love Field, to reduce the number of gates, but permits the use of such funds for other airport facilities. Prohibits anything in this Act from affecting general aviation service at Love Field, Texas. | 2023-01-12T17:52:14Z | |
| 109-hr-6233 | 109 | hr | 6233 | To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-28 | 2006-11-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Title I: Highway Provisions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or SAFETEA-LU to make certain technical corrections to the surface transportation program, including earmarking of public lands highway funds for forest roads, defining "transportation systems management and operations," replacing "federal-aid system" with "federal-aid highways," and authorizing a state to expend unused funds for installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings on highway safety improvement program projects. Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to revise the designation of Interstate Route 376 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (NHS) to exclude the U.S. Route 422 segment from such designation. Authorizes an Indian tribe to nominate a road as an All-American Road or one of America's Byways (current law, can nominate a road as a National Scenic Byway) only if a federal land management agency (other than the Bureau of Indian Affairs), a state, or a political subdivision of a state does not have jurisdiction over, or responsibility for managing, the road. Makes safety improvements to America's Byways eligible for federal-aid highway assistance. Revises provisions that rescind certain unobligated balances of funds apportioned to states prior to September 30, 2009, to include unobligated balances of funds for equity bonus, railway-highway crossings, and separately the set aside for the high risk rural road program. (Sec. 102) Increases funding for deployment of magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) projects through FY2009. (Sec. 103) Changes the item descriptions of national and regional significance projects from: (1) improvements to I-80, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, to the redesign and reconstruction of interchanges 298 and 299 of I-80, Monroe Co… | 2023-01-12T17:52:14Z | |
| 109-s-3973 | 109 | s | 3973 | Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-28 | 2006-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 7 | Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make public transportation formula grants for operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 if such public transportation system operates fewer than 100 buses on fixed route service during peak hours. | 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z | |
| 109-s-3961 | 109 | s | 3961 | Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-27 | 2006-11-16 | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 5 | Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to issue regulations that subject low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines to the same standards as other hazardous liquid pipelines, with specified exceptions. Authorizes the Secretary to retain or remove such exceptions after such regulations become effective. Revises certain one-call notification system minimum requirements to prohibit a person from: (1) excavating without first using the one-call notification system to establish the location of underground pipelines; (2) disregarding pipeline location information or markings; and (3) failing to take reasonable steps to prevent pipeline damage during excavation and to report damage caused by such excavation. Authorizes the Secretary to make: (1) a grant to a state to improve its damage prevention program provided it has an annual pipeline safety program certification or a pipeline safety agreement, and a qualified damage prevention program; and (2) technology development grants to an organization to prevent pipeline damage caused by excavation activities. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) after notice and opportunity for a hearing, to order corrective action for pipelines that pose a risk to public safety or the environment; and (2) to waive such notice and hearing requirements in emergency situations. Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) risk analysis and integrity management program enforcement; (2) transparency of gas and hazardous liquid pipeline enforcement actions; (3) minimum standards for integrity management programs for gas distribution pipelines; (4) implementation of certain National Transportation Safety Board pipeline safety recommendations; (5) coordination of pipeline repairs and hazardous liquid pipeline construction projects; (6) reduction of gas and hazardous liquid pipeline accidents due to human risks factors; (7) waiver of pipeline safety standards; (8) the 811 national excavation damage prevention phone number; (9) certif… | 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z | |
| 109-s-3937 | 109 | s | 3937 | Flight 800 Improvement Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-26 | 2006-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S10161-10183) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Flight 800 Improvement Act of 2006 - Directs the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) finalize and implement, not later than January 1, 2007, a proposed rule relating to the reduction of fuel tank flammability in transport category airplanes; and (2) study and report on ways to improve the safety and reduce the flammability of fuel tanks located on airplane wings. Authorizes the Administrator to provide matching funds to airplane operators and manufacturers for complying with such rule. | 2023-01-12T17:52:04Z | |
| 109-hr-6165 | 109 | hr | 6165 | TRAIN Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-25 | 2006-09-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] | GA | D | B001252 | 0 | Training Responders for Accidents and Improving Notification Act or the TRAIN Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) issue regulations implementing certain National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations relating to railroad switches, positioning of tank cars, and emergency escape equipment for crewmembers; (2) make grants to fire departments for costs incurred in responding to incidents involving rail transportation of hazardous materials; (3) authorize awarding emergency responder training grants to nonprofit public sector employee organizations and to establish a standard for such training; (4) issue final rules requiring railroads to inform local communities of shipments of hazardous materials to assist in their emergency planning; and (5) report to Congress on implementation of railroad safety statutory mandates and on NTSB or Department of Transportation Inspector General safety recommendations. | 2023-01-12T17:52:16Z | |
| 109-s-3932 | 109 | s | 3932 | A bill to limit the amount of funds available to the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during fiscal year 2007 and fiscal years thereafter. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-25 | 2006-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 0 | Limits to $724 million the aggregate funds available to the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during FY2007 and following fiscal years. | 2023-01-12T17:52:05Z | |
| 109-hr-6139 | 109 | hr | 6139 | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose requirements for the improvement of security camera and video surveillance systems at certain airports, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-21 | 2006-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to require category X or category 1 airport operators to modify their airport security programs to provide for the installation of airport security camera and video surveillance systems. Requires airport operators to submit their modifications to the Secretary for approval. | 2023-01-12T17:52:17Z | |
| 109-s-3927 | 109 | s | 3927 | A bill to require the placement of blast-resistant cargo containers on all commercial passenger aircraft. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-21 | 2006-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Amends federal transportation law to require that all commercial passenger aircraft be equipped with not less than one hardened, blast-resistant cargo container. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to distribute sufficient blast-resistant cargo containers to air carriers within 90 days after the completion of the Hardened Container Pilot Program. | 2023-01-12T17:52:05Z | |
| 109-hr-6097 | 109 | hr | 6097 | Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-19 | 2006-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. | House | Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | P000373 | 15 | Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make public transportation formula grants for operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 if the transit system operates fewer than 100 buses on fixed route service during peak hours. | 2023-01-12T17:52:19Z | |
| 109-hr-6085 | 109 | hr | 6085 | Lester Nichols Presque Isle Light Station Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-14 | 2006-09-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 0 | Lester Nichols Presque Isle Light Station Act of 2006 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to modify, in compliance with the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, the 2004 Agreement for Outgoing Loans (AOL) with Presque Isle Township, Michigan, in order to provide for return of the Historic Third Order Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse. Declares that: (1) the United States shall retain ownership of the Lens; and (2) the active aid to navigation at the Lighthouse, together with associated electronic and lighthouse equipment, shall continue to be operated and maintained by the United States within the Lens. | 2023-01-12T17:52:19Z | |
| 109-s-3896 | 109 | s | 3896 | Lester Nichols Presque Isle Light Station Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-14 | 2006-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9633) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 1 | Lester Nichols Presque Isle Light Station Act of 2006 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to modify, in compliance with the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, the 2004 Agreement for Outgoing Loans (AOL) with Presque Isle Township, Michigan, in order to provide for return of the Historic Third Order Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse. Declares that: (1) the United States shall retain ownership of the Lens; and (2) the active aid to navigation at the Lighthouse, together with associated electronic and lighthouse equipment, shall continue to be operated and maintained by the United States within the Lens. | 2023-01-12T17:52:06Z | |
| 109-hr-6058 | 109 | hr | 6058 | To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit the operation of the aircraft known as the Mitsubishi MU-2 in the airspace of the United States until the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration certifies that the aircraft is safe and the certification is approved by law. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-12 | 2006-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] | CO | R | T000458 | 1 | Prohibits the operation of Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft in U.S. airspace until the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration transmits to Congress a certification that the aircraft is safe and a law is enacted approving the certification. | 2023-01-12T17:52:20Z | |
| 109-s-3849 | 109 | s | 3849 | Air Travel Delay Awareness Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-06 | 2006-09-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Air Travel Delay Awareness Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to require air carriers, foreign air carriers, or intrastate air carriers that provide air transportation or intrastate air transportation to passengers to provide flight delay information to the public not later than 10 minutes after such information is available. | 2023-01-12T17:52:07Z | |
| 109-s-3852 | 109 | s | 3852 | Maritime Administration Improvement Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-09-06 | 2006-09-06 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 591. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Maritime Administration Improvement Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes, without reimbursement, the transfer of vessels from: (1) one military department to another military department, including to the Department of Transportation (DOT) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (2) DOT to any other military department or DHS; and (3) DHS to DOT. (Sec. 3) Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revise provisions regarding investments made with respect to the war risk insurance fund for merchant marine vessels. (Sec. 4) Prohibits a cadet from being admitted to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy as a student unless the cadet satisfies certain Department of Defense (DOD) physical and mental requirements to be appointed or enlisted as a Midshipman, U.S. Naval Reserve. Allows a cadet, following admission to the Academy, to continue as a student only if the cadet satisfies such standards (or unless the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) waives the standards for good cause shown). (Sec. 5) Requires a graduate as a condition of appointment to the Academy to perform all directed training and obey all orders and directions required by the relevant Reserve Component (Selective Reserve of the U.S. Navy, including the Merchant Marine Reserve, the U.S. Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)) for a period of not less than six years, unless such compliance is waived by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Department in which the U.S. Coast Guard is operating. Requires the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and the Administrator of NOAA to report the status of obligated service of a graduate upon request of the Maritime Administration, and authorizes them to notify the Maritime Administration of any default in the performance of the graduate's reserve duties. (Sec. 6) Authorizes… | 2022-02-03T05:26:35Z | |
| 109-s-3804 | 109 | s | 3804 | Hawaiian Sacred Sites Noise Reduction Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-08-03 | 2006-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 0 | Hawaiian Sacred Sites Noise Reduction Act of 2006 - Amends the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century to prohibit any commercial air tour operation from being conducted in airspace over: (1) the Kalaupapa National Historical Park; (2) the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park; (2) the Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park; or (4) the Pu`ukohola Heiau National Historic Site. | 2023-01-12T17:52:24Z | |
| 109-s-3763 | 109 | s | 3763 | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-31 | 2006-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 0 | Amends federal transportation law to repeal, as of April 1, 2006, provisions prohibiting the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from implementing any proposed change to the FAA personnel management system, in cases where the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service do not lead to an agreement between the Administrator and FAA employees, until 60 days after the Administrator has transmitted the proposed change (along with the objections of the exclusive bargaining representatives to the change, including the reasons for such objections) to Congress. | 2023-01-12T17:52:26Z | |
| 109-hr-5997 | 109 | hr | 5997 | To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a western passage of the CANAMEX Corridor in Arizona, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-28 | 2006-07-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000551 | 0 | Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to include a western passage in the State of Arizona from San Luis as part of the identification of the CANAMEX Corridor in Arizona as a high priority corridor. | 2023-01-12T17:52:32Z | |
| 109-hr-6005 | 109 | hr | 6005 | To provide additional security for nuclear facilities under certain circumstances. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-28 | 2006-07-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit any commercial or private aircraft from flying below 18,000 feet: (1) within a ten-mile radius (no-fly zone) of any nuclear facility if the threat alert level determined by the Homeland Security Advisory System is elevated to code orange or code red for the nation (national alert); or (2) within the no-fly zone of any nuclear facility located within a 50-mile radius of a specific area for which the threat alert level is elevated to code orange or code red (local alert). | 2023-01-12T17:52:32Z | |
| 109-hr-6023 | 109 | hr | 6023 | To prohibit the owner of a foreign vessel having the capacity to transport more than 100 passengers from using a United States port if the owner does not notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation within 24 hours of a crime against the person of a United States citizen on the vessel, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-28 | 2006-07-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] | PA | R | W000268 | 1 | Prohibits the owner of a foreign vessel (other than a ferry) having the capacity to transport more than 100 passengers from using a U.S. port if the owner does not notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) within 24 hours of a crime against a U.S. citizen while aboard such vessel. | 2023-01-12T17:52:32Z | |
| 109-hr-5908 | 109 | hr | 5908 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit certain revenues of private vanpool contractors received from providing public transportation to be used for the purpose of acquiring rolling stock that is not funded, in part, by Federal, State, or local government assistance, and to permit certain expenditures of private vanpool contractors to be credited toward the local matching share of the costs of public transportation projects. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-26 | 2006-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] | MI | R | R000572 | 3 | Amends federal transportation law to allow the local matching share provided by a recipient of federal assistance for a capital project to include amounts expended by a private vanpool contractor of the recipient to acquire rolling stock used by the contractor to provide turnkey public transportation. Allows such contractor to use revenues received in providing public transportation that are in excess of the operating costs of the contractor to acquire such stock. | 2023-01-12T17:52:35Z | |
| 109-hr-5876 | 109 | hr | 5876 | To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to nonallowable airport development project costs. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-25 | 2006-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 0 | Amends federal transportation law to include as a nonallowable airport development project cost and not eligible for federal airport development funds any project cost for the construction, alteration, or repair of a runway, taxiway, or any part of an airport building that would result in such facility being able to accommodate an aircraft that has a maximum passenger capacity of at least 800 seats or a maximum take-off weight of one million pounds or greater and is used to provide air transportation or intrastate air transportation to passengers. | 2023-01-12T17:52:36Z | |
| 109-s-3726 | 109 | s | 3726 | Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-25 | 2006-07-28 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8410) | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to repeal a provision requiring the Railroad Retirement Board to enter into an arrangement with a nongovernmental financial institution to serve as disbursing agent for annuity and death benefits. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to serve as the disbursing agent for such benefits. | 2023-01-12T17:52:27Z | |
| 109-s-3707 | 109 | s | 3707 | Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-20 | 2006-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 7 | Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to require all insurers and self-insurers of passenger motor vehicles to disclose to the public, in a commercially reasonable, electronically accessible manner, for each passenger motor vehicle declared or determined to be a total loss: (1) the vehicle identification number and odometer reading; (2) the date of and primary reason for the total loss determination; and (3) whether the airbags deployed. | 2023-01-12T17:52:28Z | |
| 109-hr-5830 | 109 | hr | 5830 | Wright Amendment Reform Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-18 | 2006-09-15 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 23 | Wright Amendment Reform Act - Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979, with respect to provisions concerning air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas (the Wright Amendment), to authorize domestic air carriers and foreign air carriers (with respect to foreign air transportation) to offer for sale and provide through service and ticketing air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas, and any U.S. or foreign destination through any point within Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama (effectively expanding domestic and foreign air service to and from Love Field, Texas). Terminates such provisions (including the amendment made by this Act) eight years after enactment of this Act. Prohibits: (1) a person from providing nonstop air passenger service for compensation between Love Field, Texas, and any point or points outside the 50 states or the District of Columbia; and (2) a federal official or employee from designating Love Field, Texas, as an initial point of entry into the United States or a last point of departure from the United States. Limits charter flights at Love Field, Texas, to: (1) destinations within the 50 states and the District of Columbia; and (2) no more than 10 per month per air carrier for charter flights beyond the states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama. Requires: (1) air carriers, with specified exceptions, who lease gate space for flights to and from Love Field, Texas, to depart from and arrive at such gates; and (2) operators of charter flights from Love Field, Texas, who do not lease gate space to depart from nonterminal facilities or one of the terminal gates at Love Field, Texas. Deems any action taken by the city of Dallas, the city of Forth Worth, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board to implement a certain agreement to resolve the "Wright Amendment Issues" dated July 11, … | 2023-01-12T17:52:21Z | |
| 109-s-3679 | 109 | s | 3679 | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-18 | 2006-09-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 1 | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal transportation law to require a certain National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) annual report to Congress to include: (1) a description of NTSB Academy activities and operations; (2) a list of transportation accidents during the prior calendar year that the NTSB did not investigate, including an explanation of why they were not investigated; (3) a list of ongoing transportation accident investigations that have exceeded the time for completion by NTSB order, including an explanation for the additional time required to complete such investigations; and (4) a description of each contract entered into during the preceding calendar year by the NTSB for the provision of facilities or accident-related and technical services or training in accident investigation theory and techniques, and the rationale for dispensing with competition requirements with respect to such contracts. Directs the NTSB to develop, and submit to the Comptroller General and Congress, a plan for the NTSB Academy to achieve self-sufficiency and the NTSB to utilize fully the Academy's facilities and resources. Requires the NTSB to review the Secretary of Transportation's report to Congress and the NTSB regarding the regulatory status of each recommendation made by the NTSB to the Secretary that is on the NTSB's "most wanted list" and transmit comments on the report to the Secretary and Congress. Requires the NTSB to provide recommendations and comments to Congress with respect to pending transportation safety reauthorization legislation. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the NTSB, in addition to current related powers, to enter into noncompetitive contracts in order to expedite the investigation of transportation accidents. (Sec. 4) Grants the NTSB the authority to investigate major marine casualties occurring in all internal U.S. waters, in addition to the current authority to investigate on U.S. navigable waters or territorial seas. Grants the Secretary of… | 2023-01-12T17:52:08Z | |
| 109-hr-5808 | 109 | hr | 5808 | Public Transportation Security Assistance Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-17 | 2006-09-15 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 19 | Public Transportation Security Assistance Act of 2006 - Title I: Public Transportation Security - (Sec. 101) States that the purpose of this title is to provide grants to public transportation agencies and over-the-road bus operators to improve security in a manner consistent with the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission). (Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to request the Secretary of Homeland Security take action to ensure that a security assessment is made of each public transportation system. Requires each public transportation agency that receives an assessment to develop a prioritized plan of needed capital and operational security improvements. (Sec. 104) Requires the Secretary to make grants to eligible public transportation agencies for certain capital security improvements and operational security improvements. Sets the federal share of such security project costs at 80% and 50%, respectively. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to allocate grants based on the results of the security assessment and in a manner that prioritizes such grants each fiscal year based on risk, consequences, vulnerability, and threat. Directs the Secretary to establish security improvement priorities for each public transportation agency receiving a security assessment. Requires each public transportation agency to: (1) identify a security coordinator to coordinate security improvements; (2) develop a comprehensive plan that demonstrates the agency's capacity to operate and maintain purchased security equipment; and (3) report annually to the Department of Transportation (DOT) on the use of grant funds. (Sec. 105) Requires the Secretary to request that the Secretary of Homeland Security provide notification of all credible terrorist threats against public transportation assets in the United States. Requires the Secretary to fund the reasonable costs of the Information Sharing and Analysis Center for Public Transportation (ISAC… | 2023-01-12T17:52:21Z | |
| 109-hr-5811 | 109 | hr | 5811 | MARPOL Annex VI Implementation Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-17 | 2006-09-19 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 3 | MARPOL Annex VI Implementation Act of 2006 - (Sec. 4) Applies (with regard to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973) federal law relating to the prevention of pollution from ships to certain foreign ships. Allows the head of a federal department or agency to apply those provisions of federal law to one or more classes of public vessels operated under the authority of that department or agency. (Sec. 6) Limits to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on behalf of the United States, issuance of an Engine International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate in accordance with Annex VI to the Convention and the International Maritime Organization's Technical Code on Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides from Marine Diesel Engines. Gives a certificate issued by a country that is a party to the MARPOL Protocol (the Protocol of 1978 relating to and including the Convention) the same validity as a certificate issued by the Secretary (Secretary) of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating or by the Administrator. (Sec. 7) Requires ports and terminals to ensure the availability of reception facilities for receiving ozone depleting substances, equipment containing such substances, and exhaust gas cleaning residues. (Sec. 8) Authorizes the Secretary to inspect ships to verify compliance and to take enforcement actions for violations. (Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary of State, after consulting with the Secretary, to act for the United States on Annex VI amendments. | 2023-01-12T17:52:21Z | |
| 109-hr-5782 | 109 | hr | 5782 | Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-13 | 2006-12-29 | Became Public Law No: 109-468. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 23 | Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal transportation law to add a new requirement to the one-call notification system requirements that prohibits a person engaging in demolition, excavation, tunneling, or construction in the vicinity of a natural gas or hazardous liquid pipeline from: (1) engaging in such activity without first using the state's one-call notification system to establish the location of the underground pipeline; (2) engaging in such activity in disregard of location information or markings established by a pipeline operator; and (3) failing to report promptly pipeline damage to a pipeline operator, or in the case of damage that results in the escape of flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid, calling 911. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $1 million. Subjects to certain civil penalties any pipeline operator who fails to respond to a location request in order to prevent damage to a pipeline or fails to take reasonable steps to ensure accurate marking of the location of the pipeline in order to prevent damage to such pipeline. Prohibits federal imposition of penalties for violations of such requirements that occur in a state that has the authority to impose state penalties against persons who violate state damage prevention laws, unless the state's enforcement is inadequate to protect safety. Requires state damage prevention programs to subject persons who violate program requirements to certain civil penalties and other enforcement actions. Makes grants to states to improve their damage prevention programs if such states: (1) have an annual pipeline safety program certification or a pipeline safety agreement; and (2) have a qualified damage prevention program or demonstrate that they have made substantial progress toward establishing such a program. Sets forth required damage prevention program elements. Increases the federal share for state pipeline safety grants from 50% to 80%. Makes technology development grants to eligi… | 2023-03-24T16:27:30Z | |
| 109-s-3661 | 109 | s | 3661 | Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-07-13 | 2006-10-13 | Became Public Law No: 109-352. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 29, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979, with respect to provisions concerning air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas (the Wright Amendment), to authorize domestic air carriers and foreign air carriers (with respect to foreign air transportation) to offer for sale and provide through service and ticketing air transportation to or from Love Field, Texas, and any U.S. or foreign destination through any point within Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama (effectively expanding domestic and foreign air service to and from Love Field, Texas). Terminates the Wright Amendment eight years after enactment of this Act. Prohibits: (1) a person from providing nonstop air passenger service between Love Field, Texas, and any point or points outside the 50 states or the District of Columbia; and (2) a federal official or employee from designating Love Field, Texas, as an initial point of entry into the United States or a last point of departure from the United States. Limits charter flights at Love Field, Texas, to: (1) destinations within the 50 states and the District of Columbia; and (2) no more than 10 per month per air carrier for charter flights beyond the states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama. Requires air carriers, with specified exceptions, who lease gate space for flights to and from Love Field, Texas, to depart from and arrive at such gates. Authorizes operators of charter flights from Love Field, Texas, who do not lease gate space to depart from nonterminal facilities or one of the terminal gates at Love Field, Texas. Requires the city of Dallas, Texas, to reduce the number of gates available for air service at Love Field, Texas, to no more than 20 gates (with a limit thereafter not to … | 2023-01-31T21:42:48Z | |
| 109-hr-5714 | 109 | hr | 5714 | Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-29 | 2006-07-12 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5098) | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 14 | Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement, and update as appropriate, a National Rail and Public Transportation Security Plan. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to promulgate regulations that require a railroad carrier or public transportation system owner or operator to: (1) conduct an assessment of the vulnerability of the rail or public transportation system to terrorism; and (2) prepare and implement a security plan that addresses identified vulnerabilities. Directs the Secretary to develop, and submit to Congress, a Rail and Public Transportation Strategic Information Sharing Plan. Establishes a grant program to allocate federal assistance to U.S. rail and public transportation systems. Sets forth uses of such grants, including to remedy rail and public transportation security vulnerabilities identified in the assessments. Requires rail and public transportation systems to develop for its workers a rail and public transportation security training program that conforms to guidelines established by the Secretary. Establishes: (1) a Rail and Public Transportation Security Exercise Program; and (2) a research and development program to improve rail and mass transit security. Sets forth certain whistleblower protections for DHS and rail employees (including federal contractors and subcontractors) who have provided information or otherwise assisted in any investigation regarding certain conduct, or who have refused to violate or assist in the violation of any regulation related to national or homeland security. Requires an increase in the number of DHS rail security inspectors. | 2023-01-13T04:50:46Z | |
| 109-hr-5720 | 109 | hr | 5720 | Project SeaHawk Implementation Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-29 | 2006-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] | SC | R | B001235 | 4 | Project SeaHawk Implementation Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to establish or designate an interagency operational center for maritime and port security in each region designated by the Commandant as a Coast Guard sector. Declares that the purpose of each center is to facilitate day-to-day operational coordination, interagency cooperation, unity of command, and the sharing of intelligence information in a common mission to provide greater protection for port and intermodal transportation systems against acts of terrorism. Sets forth certain center requirements, including that each center be modeled on the Charleston Harbor Operations Center (popularly known as Project SeaHawk) administered by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina for the Port of Charleston located in Charleston, South Carolina. Requires the head of each center to: (1) assist in implementation of maritime transportation security plans and transportation security incident response plans; (2) conduct short- and long-range vessel tracking and other maritime intelligence activities; and (3) be incorporated into the screening and high-risk cargo inspection programs carried out by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. | 2023-01-13T04:50:46Z | |
| 109-s-3621 | 109 | s | 3621 | Safer Skies Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-29 | 2006-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6805-6806) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 1 | Safer Skies Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to direct the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security to prescribe regulations that permit qualified local law enforcement officers to carry accessible weapons while onboard an aircraft to the same extent and subject to the same limits as federal law enforcement officers are permitted to do so. | 2023-01-13T04:50:36Z | |
| 109-hr-5707 | 109 | hr | 5707 | Cruise Line Accurate Safety Statistics Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-28 | 2006-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 12 | Cruise Line Accurate Safety Statistics Act - Requires the owner of a cruise ship that calls at a U.S. port to report to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating each: (1) crime that occurred on the cruise ship in which a U.S. citizen was a victim; (2) incident on a cruise ship in which a U.S. citizen was missing or reported overboard for four hours or more; and (3) crime and incident that occurred on the cruise ship in the preceding three-month period. Requires the Secretary to make such information available to the public, including on a site on the Internet. Directs the Secretary to inspect each cruise ship that enters a U.S. port to determine whether such ship has adequate equipment and trained personnel to investigate such crimes. Requires a cruise line that sells a ticket for carriage of an individual on a cruise ship that will call at a U.S. port to: (1) refer such individual to the Internet site before selling the ticket; and (2) provide the individual with the name of each country the cruise ship will visit, as well as the locations of each U.S. embassy and consulate in such country. Sets forth civil penalties for persons that violate the requirements of this Act. | 2023-01-13T04:50:46Z | |
| 109-hr-5689 | 109 | hr | 5689 | To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-27 | 2006-09-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 612. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 3 | (Sec. 1) Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or SAFETEA-LU to make certain technical corrections to the surface transportation program, including earmarking of public lands highway funds for forest roads, defining "transportation systems management and operations," replacing "federal-aid system" with "federal-aid highways," and authorizing a state to expend unused funds for installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings on highway safety improvement program projects. Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to revise the designation of Interstate Route 376 as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System (NHS) to exclude the U.S. Route 422 segment from such designation. Amends federal highway law to authorize an Indian tribe to nominate a road as an All-American Road or one of America's Byways (current law, can nominate a road as a National Scenic Byway) only if a federal land management agency (other than the Bureau of Indian Affairs), a state, or a political subdivision of a state does not have jurisdiction over, or responsibility for managing, the road. Makes safety improvements to America's Byways eligible for federal-aid highway assistance. Revises provisions that rescind certain unobligated balances of funds apportioned to states prior to September 30, 2009, to include unobligated balances of funds for equity bonus and railway-highway crossings. (Sec. 2) Increases funding for deployment of magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) projects through FY2009. (Sec. 3) Changes the item description of a national and regional significance project from improvements to I-80, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, to the redesign and reconstruction of interchanges 298 and 299 of I-80, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and related improvements to other roads in the vicinity. (Sec. 4) Makes changes to the item descriptions of specified high priority project authorizations, including certain project autho… | 2023-01-13T04:50:47Z | |
| 109-hr-5678 | 109 | hr | 5678 | Pipeline Safety and Reliability Improvement Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-26 | 2006-07-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Pipeline Safety and Reliability Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to revise certain one-call notification system minimum requirements to subject to certain civil and criminal penalties any person who: (1) excavates without first using the one-call notification system to establish the location of underground pipelines; (2) disregards pipeline location information or markings; or (3) fails to take reasonable steps to prevent pipeline damage during excavation. Requires state damage prevention programs to subject persons who violate program requirements to certain civil penalties and other enforcement actions. Requires a state that has an annual pipeline safety program certification, or a pipeline safety agreement, to have a qualified damage prevention program in order to qualify for a grant to improve its damage prevention program. Authorizes such grants to states that take action to remedy a pipeline safety-related condition that has been ordered to be corrected. Makes technology development grants to eligible organizations to prevent pipeline damage caused by excavation activities. Urges the streamlining of state and local government permitting procedures for pipeline repair projects (current law) and hazardous liquid pipeline construction projects. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) participate in international forums that establish or recommend mandatory standards for transporting gas and hazardous liquids by pipeline in international commerce; and (2) provide assistance to domestic and international organizations to reduce or eliminate inconsistent requirements that inhibit the safety of pipeline transportation in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct analyses of the domestic transport capacity of petroleum products by pipeline. | 2023-01-13T04:50:47Z | |
| 109-hr-5681 | 109 | hr | 5681 | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-26 | 2006-11-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2006 - Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for the Coast Guard (CG) for: (1) CG operation and maintenance (earmarking amounts from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for specified purposes under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA purposes), for search and rescue programs, and for marine safety programs); (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including related equipment (earmarking a Fund amount for OPA purposes, for the Integrated Deepwater Systems, and for sustainment of legacy vessels and aircraft); (3) CG research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating to improving CG performance in search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness, with a portion from the Fund for OPA purposes; (4) retired pay, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents; (5) alteration or removal of bridges over U.S. navigable waters constituting obstructions to navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs associated with the Bridge Alteration Program; (6) environmental compliance and restoration at CG facilities; and (7) the CG Reserve program, including personnel and training costs, equipment, and services. (Sec. 102) Authorizes a CG end-of-strength of 45,500 active duty military personnel for FY2007. Authorizes average military training student loads for FY2007 in specified numbers under the categories of Recruit/Special, Flight, Professional, and Officer. Title II: Coast Guard - (Sec. 201) Amends federal naval law to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the CG is operating (Secretary) to appoint Department civilian employees as appellate military j… | 2023-01-13T04:50:47Z | |
| 109-s-3542 | 109 | s | 3542 | Project SeaHawk Implementation Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-20 | 2006-06-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6159) | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 1 | Project SeaHawk Implementation Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to establish or designate an interagency operational center for maritime and port security in each region designated by the Commandant as a Coast Guard sector. Declares that the purpose of each center is to facilitate day-to-day operational coordination, interagency cooperation, unity of command, and the sharing of intelligence information in a common mission to provide greater protection for port and intermodal transportation systems against acts of terrorism. Sets forth certain center requirements, including that each center be modeled on the Charleston Harbor Operations Center (popularly known as Project SeaHawk) administered by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina for the Port of Charleston located in Charleston, South Carolina. Requires the head of each center to: (1) assist in the implementation of maritime transportation security plans and transportation security incident response plans; (2) conduct short- and long-range vessel tracking and other maritime intelligence activities; and (3) be incorporated into the screening and high-risk cargo inspection programs carried out by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. | 2023-01-13T04:50:38Z | |
| 109-s-3543 | 109 | s | 3543 | Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-20 | 2006-06-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6160-6162) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 13 | Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act - Amends federal transportation law to revise corporate average fuel economy standards (CAFE Standards) for automobiles to exclude light trucks (currently, only passenger automobiles are excluded) from such standards. Prescribes graduated increased average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks beginning in model year 2009 in order to achieve a combined average fuel economy standard of at least 35 miles per gallon (or such other number of miles per gallon as the Secretary may prescribe) beginning in model year 2017. Prohibits such regulations from making any distinction between passenger automobiles and light trucks by not later than model year 2011 (effectively eliminating the SUV loophole). Sets forth minimum CAFE standards for domestic and foreign passenger automobiles manufactured in a model year prior to enactment of this Act. Prescribes maximum CAFE standards for: (1) work trucks manufactured beginning in model year 2011; and (2) light trucks manufactured beginning in model year 2009. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue a motor vehicle safety standard to reduce vehicle incompatibility and agressivity between passenger vehicles and non-passenger vehicles. Revises federal test procedures used to determine fuel economy values for labeling purposes to require such process to take into consideration certain current factors like speed limits, acceleration rates, and driving patterns for passenger automobiles by model year 2015. Requires passenger automobiles and light trucks be equipped with fuel economy indicators and devices beginning with model year 2013. Establishes a CAFE credit trading program to allow manufacturers whose automobiles exceed CAFE standards to earn credits to be sold to manufacturers whose automobiles fail to achieve such standards. Revises fuel economy labeling requirements to require labels attached to passenger automobiles and light trucks to also include greenhouse gas and other emissions consequences information. | 2023-01-13T04:50:38Z | |
| 109-hr-5604 | 109 | hr | 5604 | SAFE Truckers Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-14 | 2006-06-22 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 11 | Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2006 or the SAFE Truckers Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act 2002 to prohibit an individual from operating a motor vehicle in commerce while transporting a security sensitive material, unless the operator of the motor vehicle holds a security sensitive material permit issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Prohibits a person from offering a security sensitive material for transportation by motor vehicle or causing the transportation of such material by motor vehicle, unless the operator of the motor vehicle holds a security sensitive material permit issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Requires the Secretary to conduct a fingerprint-based background records check before issuing a security sensitive material permit to an individual. Allows the Secretary to issue a security sensitive material permit to an individual as an integrated component of a transportation security card. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for persons who violate the requirements of this Act. Prohibits a motor vehicle registered in Mexico or Canada from transporting security sensitive material in U.S. commerce until the operator of the motor vehicle has undergone a similar background records check. Establishes task forces on: (1) highway security; (2) disqualifying crimes; and (3) redundant background checks. | 2023-01-13T04:50:49Z | |
| 109-hr-5609 | 109 | hr | 5609 | To require automobile dealers to disclose to consumers the presence of event data recorders, or "black boxes", on new automobiles, and to require manufacturers to provide the consumer with the option to enable and disable such devices on future automobiles. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-14 | 2006-06-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. | House | Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-45] | CA | R | B001228 | 2 | Requires automobile dealers to disclose to each consumer at the time of purchase of a new automobile, and to include in the automobile's owner's manual, information on: (1) the presence and location of an event data recorder (EDR) in such automobile; and (2) the type of information recorded by the EDR, how such information is recorded, and the possible use of such information in law enforcement proceedings. Requires the EDR and any data recorded to be considered the property of the vehicle owner. Prohibits the retrieval of EDR data by anyone other than the vehicle owner, except : (1) with the owner's consent; (2) in response to a court order; (3) by a vehicle dealer or an automotive technician for servicing the vehicle; or (4) for improving vehicle safety, provided the identity of the registered owner or driver is not disclosed. Prohibits persons from manufacturing automobiles for sale in the United States after 2008 (bearing a model year of 2009 or later) that are equipped with EDRs, unless those EDRs can be disabled by the consumer. Treats a violation of EDR requirements of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. | 2023-01-13T04:50:49Z | |
| 109-hr-5614 | 109 | hr | 5614 | To amend title 14, United States Code, to vest in the Coast Guard primary responsibility in the Federal Government for the naval defense of nuclear power facilities located on navigable waters of the United States, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-14 | 2006-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | K000078 | 0 | Amends federal naval law to grant the U.S. Coast Guard primary responsibility in the federal government for the naval defense of nuclear power facilities located on U.S. navigable waters, including to provide vessels capable of intercepting and destroying waterborne threats to such facilities. | 2023-01-13T04:50:49Z | |
| 109-hr-5616 | 109 | hr | 5616 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-14 | 2006-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 0 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth. Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development and competitiveness; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected share of investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure facility improvements by federal, state, and local governments; and (5) estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment. Establishes an advisory group to provide assistance and advice on request of the Commission. Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public work facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements. | 2023-01-13T04:50:49Z | |
| 109-hr-5560 | 109 | hr | 5560 | Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-06-08 | 2006-06-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 7 | Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to revise background records check requirements with respect to the issuance of a motor vehicle license for the transportation of hazardous materials to: (1) impose a fee of not more than $50 upon the applicant to cover the costs of the background check; and (2) authorize the costs for such background checks be reimbursed to the state. Prohibits an applicant from being subjected to an additional background records check or having to pay a fee in connection with applying for a transportation security card. | 2023-01-13T04:50:50Z | |
| 109-hr-5483 | 109 | hr | 5483 | Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-25 | 2007-01-12 | Became Public Law No: 109-478. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to replace the $400 in earnings limit that an individual under retirement age can earn while continuing to receive an annuity due to a disabling permanent physical or mental condition with a monthly allowable earning. Replaces the $4,800 in earnings limit that such an individual can earn while continuing to receive such an annuity with an annual earning limitation computed by totaling the monthly allowable earning for each month of the year. Sets forth a calculation for determining payment of the annuity if the annual earning exceeds the annual allowable earning. Sets the monthly allowable earning at $700 and for years after 2007 as the larger of the amount for the previous year or the amount calculated using a formula based on the national average wage index. | 2023-01-31T21:13:39Z | |
| 109-hr-5449 | 109 | hr | 5449 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-22 | 2006-06-07 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 271 - 148 (Roll no. 233). (text: CR 6/06/2006 H3394) | House | Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] | OH | R | L000553 | 25 | Amends federal transportation law to repeal, as of April 1, 2006, provisions prohibiting the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from implementing any proposed change to the FAA personnel management system, in cases where the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service do not lead to an agreement between the Administrator and FAA employees, until 60 days after the Administrator has transmitted the proposed change (along with the objections of the exclusive bargaining representatives to the change, including the reasons for such objections) to Congress. | 2023-01-13T04:48:26Z | |
| 109-s-2921 | 109 | s | 2921 | Railroad Competition Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-22 | 2006-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] | MN | D | D000596 | 0 | Railroad Competition Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to specify the primary objectives of U.S. rail transportation policy. Requires a rail carrier, upon shipper request, to establish a rate for transportation and provide requested service between any two points on the carrier's system where traffic originates, terminates, or may reasonably be interchanged. Specifies matters the carrier must disregard when establishing such rate. Prohibits the Surface Transportation Board (STB) from issuing a certificate authorizing construction and operation of railroad lines, or exempt from such certificate requirement any related activity, that involves a transfer of interest in a line of railroad, from a Class I rail carrier to a Class II or III rail carrier, if the activity would result in a restriction of: (1) the ability of the Class II or Class III rail carrier to interchange traffic with other carriers; or (2) competition between or among rail carriers in the region affected by the activity in a manner or to an extent that would violate federal antitrust laws. Prescribes a procedure for shipper petition and STB review of any activity alleged to have resulted in a restriction of competition for at least 10 years. Changes from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the STB to require rail carriers to enter into reciprocal switching agreements. Prohibits the STB from requiring evidence of anticompetitive conduct by a rail carrier from which access is sought. Requires the STB to designate any state or part of a state as an area of inadequate rail competition after making certain findings. Requires the STB to post rail service complaints on its website. Requires submission to arbitration of certain rail rate, service, and other disputes. Requires the STB, with respect to the filing of a complaint, to adopt an alternative method of determining the reasonableness of rail rates using the railroad's actual costs. Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish within the Department… | 2023-01-13T04:48:15Z | |
| 109-s-2857 | 109 | s | 2857 | A bill to amend the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air transportation to and from Love Field, Texas. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-19 | 2006-05-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] | NE | R | H001028 | 0 | Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to add Nebraska to the number of specified states outside Texas in which an air carrier is authorized to provide air transportation between Love Field, Texas, and one or more points within such states. Authorizes such air carrier to offer to provide or provide through or connecting service or ticketing with another air carrier or foreign air carrier air transportation between Love Field, Texas and any point outside of such states on a through or connecting basis. | 2023-01-13T04:48:17Z | |
| 109-hr-5425 | 109 | hr | 5425 | To amend the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air transportation to and from Love Field, Texas. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-18 | 2006-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 3 | Amends the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 to add Nebraska to the number of specified states outside Texas in which an air carrier is authorized to provide air transportation between Love Field, Texas, and one or more points within such states. Authorizes such air carrier to offer to provide or provide through or connecting service or ticketing with another air carrier or foreign air carrier air transportation between Love Field, Texas and any point outside of such states on a through or connecting basis. | 2023-01-13T04:48:27Z | |
| 109-s-2830 | 109 | s | 2830 | Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reform Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-18 | 2006-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4799-4800) | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 1 | Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reform Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe minimum corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger automobiles, including standards that are based on one or more vehicle attributes that relate to fuel economy. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, when deciding maximum feasible average fuel economy for passenger automobiles, to consider (in addition to current considerations) motor vehicle safety, emissions, and the need of the United States to reduce its dependence on oil for transportation. Solicits comment from the Department of Energy (DOE) (currently) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before the Secretary issues a notice for a proposed or amended CAFE standard. Allows manufacturers to earn credits which may be applied to any five (currently, three) consecutive model years after the year in which they were earned if the average fuel economy of passenger automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in a particular model year exceeds an applicable established average fuel economy standard. Permits trading credits between passenger-automobile production and non-passenger-automobile production. Requires civil penalties assessed by the Secretary or by a Court against a person who violates CAFE standards to be credited to a Department of Transportation (DOT) account and made available to carry out a program of research and development into fuel saving automotive technologies and to support the CAFE program. | 2023-01-13T04:48:17Z | |
| 109-hr-5413 | 109 | hr | 5413 | To make improvements in the codification of title 46, United States Code. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-17 | 2006-05-17 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 4 | Makes revisions to the codification of title 46 ("Shipping") of the United States Code, as proposed by H.R. 1442. | 2023-01-13T04:48:27Z | |
| 109-hr-5359 | 109 | hr | 5359 | To amend the automobile fuel economy provisions of title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to set fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles based on one or more vehicle attributes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-11 | 2006-05-22 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263. | House | Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] | TX | R | B000213 | 0 | Amends federal transportation law to revise passenger automobile fuel economy standards (CAFE standards) to require that average fuel economy standards in effect for the preceding model year for a passenger automobile shall apply to such model year and beyond if the Secretary of Transportation does not prescribe new average fuel economy standards for a given model year. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations amending average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles to a maximum feasible average fuel economy level that the Secretary decides automobile manufacturers can achieve in a model year based on one or more vehicle attributes related to fuel economy. (Currently, the Secretary can prescribe average fuel economy standards that the Secretary decides are the maximum feasible average fuel economy level for that model year). Eliminates the congressional approval requirement if the Secretary prescribes an amendment that makes an average fuel economy standard more stringent. Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study, and report the results to Congress and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on the effects of the requirement of separate fuel economy calculations for domestic and foreign automobiles. | 2023-01-13T04:48:29Z | |
| 109-s-2791 | 109 | s | 2791 | A bill to amend title 46 and 49, United States Code, to provide improved maritime, rail, and public transportation security, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-11 | 2006-05-12 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 42 | Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2006 - Requires the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration to submit all public transportation security assessments to the Secretary of Homeland Security to review and augment such assessments. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish and update annually security improvement priorities; (2) conduct security assessments of all public transportation agencies considered to be at greatest risk of a terrorist attack; (3) conduct security assessments to determine the specific needs of local bus-only public transportation systems and of selected rural transportation systems; and (4) use information collected to establish the process for developing security guidelines. Directs the Secretary to award grants: (1) directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital security improvements; and (2) to public or private entities to conduct research into, and demonstrate, methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or mitigate damages resulting from terrorist attacks against public transportation systems. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that DOT receives timely notification of all credible terrorist threats against U.S. public transportation assets; and (2) award grants for research, development, and demonstration of technologies and methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or mitigate damages resulting from such attacks. Rail Security Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary to establish a task force to complete, and make prioritized recommendations regarding, a vulnerability and risk assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation for identification of: (1) critical assets and infrastructures, and vulnerabilities and risks, to such assets and infrastructures; (2) vulnerabilities and risks specific to the transportation of hazardous materials via railroad; and (3) security weaknesses in passenger and cargo security, transportation infrastructure, protection systems, procedural policies, communications systems, employee tr… | 2018-02-03T23:59:58Z | |
| 109-hr-5342 | 109 | hr | 5342 | To prohibit certain agency actions regarding the use of certain electronic devices onboard air born commercial airlines. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-10 | 2006-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] | NY | R | F000440 | 0 | Prohibits certain agency action authorizing the use of certain electronic devices banned for use onboard air born commercial airlines by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on December 15, 2004, until June 1, 2007. | 2023-01-13T04:48:29Z | |
| 109-hr-5329 | 109 | hr | 5329 | California State Route 91 Congestion Relief Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-09 | 2006-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. | House | Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] | CA | R | M001139 | 4 | California State Route 91 Congestion Relief Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out certain transportation projects to relieve congestion on State Route 91, California. Sets the federal share of project costs at 80%. | 2023-01-13T04:48:30Z | |
| 109-s-2773 | 109 | s | 2773 | Government Fleet Fuel Economy Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-05-09 | 2006-05-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Government Fleet Fuel Economy Act of 2006 - Amends provisions relating to standards for executive agency automobiles to require each passenger vehicle purchased, or leased for at least 60 consecutive days, by an executive agency after enactment of this Act to be as fuel efficient as possible. | 2023-01-13T04:48:19Z | |
| 109-s-2675 | 109 | s | 2675 | Fuel-Efficient Fleets Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-04-27 | 2006-04-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Fuel-Efficient Fleets Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to set forth certain phased-in minimum fuel economy standards for new federal fleet vehicles. Authorizes the award of grants to assist states in purchasing vans, trucks, sport utility vehicles, minivans, or passenger automobiles that meet the new federal fleet vehicle fuel economy standards. Subjects federal agencies to Buy American requirements requiring not less than 50% of newly purchased or leased federal fleet vehicles to be U.S. manufactured. | 2023-01-13T04:48:35Z | |
| 109-hr-5197 | 109 | hr | 5197 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation war risk insurance program. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-04-26 | 2006-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 0 | Amends federal transportation law to authorize through December 31, 2011, the extension of the Secretary of Transportation's authority to: (1) issue war risk insurance policies to air carriers; and (2) certify that an air carrier is a victim of an act of terrorism and not liable for losses suffered by third parties that exceed $100 million, as well as immunity from punitive damages (with the federal government responsible for any liability above $100 million). | 2023-01-13T04:48:43Z | |
| 109-hr-5205 | 109 | hr | 5205 | Transportation Empowerment Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-04-26 | 2006-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. | House | Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | F000444 | 1 | Transportation Empowerment Act - Authorizes appropriations, for FY2010-FY2014, out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, emergency relief, interstate bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, highway safety programs, surface transportation research, and certain administrative expenses. Authorizes a state, upon determining that excess funds have been made available, to transfer the excess funds to, and use such funds for, any surface transportation purpose (including mass transit and rail) in the state. Revises requirements regarding state apportionments under the interstate maintenance component for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System. Prohibits restricting a State's ability, as part of any highway improvement project, to: (1) impose and collect a toll on any highway in the State that is part of the Interstate System; (2) use revenue from such a toll for any purpose that the State determines to be appropriate; or (3) have toll revenue credited toward a non-federal cost share required for receipt of federal funds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) extend, for five years, the availability of HTF funds for certain authorized expenditures; (2) set a core programs financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, kerosene, and diesel fuel; (3) establish in the HTF an Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund; and (4) provide for the return of excess tax receipts to states for transportation purposes. Grants consent to states to enter into interstate compacts to establish infrastructure banks to promote investment in the construction of surface transportation projects. Amends the IRC to reduce taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, and special fuels funding the HTF. | 2023-01-13T04:48:43Z | |
| 109-s-2572 | 109 | s | 2572 | Aviation Consumer Protection Extension Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-04-06 | 2006-04-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 1 | Aviation Consumer Protection Extension Act of 2006 - Amends the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to extend through November 30, 2007, the requirement that air carriers honor tickets (as specified) for suspended air passenger service by other air carriers. | 2023-01-13T04:48:37Z | |
| 109-s-2512 | 109 | s | 2512 | Transportation Empowerment Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-04-05 | 2006-04-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] | SC | R | D000595 | 1 | Transportation Empowerment Act - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, emergency relief, interstate bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, highway safety programs, surface transportation research, and certain administrative expenses. Authorizes a state, upon determining that excess funds have been made available, to transfer the excess funds to, and use such funds for, any surface transportation purpose (including mass transit and rail) in the state. Revises requirements regarding state apportionments under the interstate maintenance component for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System. Prohibits any restriction on the ability of a State, as part of any highway improvement project, to: (1) impose and collect a toll on any highway that is part of the Interstate System; (2) use revenue from such a toll for any purpose that the State determines to be appropriate; or (3) have toll revenue credited toward a non-federal cost share required for receipt of federal funds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend, for five years, the availability of HTF funds for certain authorized expenditures; (2) set a core programs financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, kerosene, and diesel fuel; (3) establish in the HTF an Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund; and (4) provide for the return of excess tax receipts to states for transportation purposes. Grants consent to states to enter into interstate compacts to establish infrastructure banks to invest in the construction of surface transportation projects. Amends the IRC to reduce taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, and special fuels funding the HTF. | 2023-01-13T04:48:39Z | |
| 109-hr-5074 | 109 | hr | 5074 | Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-04-04 | 2006-10-06 | Became Public Law No: 109-305. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to repeal a provision requiring the Railroad Retirement Board to enter into an arrangement with a nongovernmental financial institution to serve as disbursing agent for annuity and death benefits. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to serve as the disbursing agent for such benefits. | 2023-01-31T21:41:49Z | |
| 109-hr-5076 | 109 | hr | 5076 | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-04-04 | 2006-12-21 | Became Public Law No: 109-443. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 3 | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal transportation law to require a certain National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) annual transportation accident investigation report to Congress to include: (1) a description of NTSB Academy activities and operations; (2) a list of transportation accidents during the prior calendar year that the NTSB did not investigate, including an explanation of why they were not investigated; and (3) a list of ongoing transportation accident investigations that have exceeded the time for completion by NTSB order, including an explanation for the additional time required to complete such investigations. Directs the NTSB to develop, and submit to the Comptroller General and Congress, a plan for the NTSB Academy to achieve, to the maximum extent feasible, self-sufficiency and utilize fully the Academy's facilities and resources. Makes permanent the requirement of the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report to Congress and the NTSB containing the regulatory status of each NTSB recommendation made to the Secretary that is on the NTSB's "most wanted list" and requires the NTSB to review the Secretary's report and transmit comments to the Secretary and the congressional transportation committees. (Sec. 3) Amends the National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 to: (1) make permanent the authority of the NTSB to enter noncompetitive contracts for the investigation of accidents; and (2) require annually, (currently, on February 1, 2006) as part of its transportation accident investigation report a report to the congressional transporation committees that describes each noncompetitive accident investigation contract for $25,000 or more executed by the NTSB and explains the rationale for dispensing with competition with respect to each such contract. (Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for use by the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to cover expenses related to t… | 2023-03-24T16:27:28Z | |
| 109-hr-5054 | 109 | hr | 5054 | Rebuilding America's Infrastructure | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-30 | 2006-04-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. | House | Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] | OH | R | L000553 | 1 | Rebuilding America's Infrastructure - Establishes the Federal Bank for Infrastructure Modernization. Authorizes the Bank to make loans to any state, local government, Indian tribe, and regional or multistate organization for the development of certain transportation- and educational- and water and hazardous treatment-related capital infrastructure facility projects. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to: (1) loan and borrower eligibility; and (2) compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Buy American Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act (wages) as they relate to the development of such projects. | 2023-01-13T04:48:55Z | |
| 109-hr-5031 | 109 | hr | 5031 | To extend Corridor O of the Appalachian Development Highway System from its current southern terminus at I-68 near Cumberland to Corridor H, which stretches from Weston, West Virginia, to Strasburg, Virginia. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-28 | 2006-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. | House | Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] | WV | D | M000844 | 0 | Amends the Appalachian Development Highway System program to revise the requirements for construction of an Appalachian Development Highway System and local access roads. Designates as an addition to Corridor O of the System a segment from Interstate Route 68 (near Cumberland, Maryland) to Corridor H (which stretches from Weston, West Virginia, to Strasburg, Virginia). | 2023-01-13T04:48:55Z | |
| 109-s-2459 | 109 | s | 2459 | GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-27 | 2006-05-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 10 | GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategic plan to enhance international supply chain security for all modes of transportation by which containers arrive in, depart from, or move through U.S. seaports. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a plan for improving the Automated Targeting System for identifying high-risk containers moving through the international supply chain. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish: (1) an Under Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to serve as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security; and (2) an Office of Cargo Security Policy to coordinate all Department policies and programs relating to cargo security. Establishes minimum standards for securing containers in transit to an importer in the United States, including international standards for the security of containers moving through the international supply chain. Requires all containers entering the United States to be examined for radiation. Establishes the Container Security Initiative (CSI) to identify and examine maritime containers that pose a risk for terrorism at foreign ports before they are shipped to the United States. Establishes: (1) the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) to strengthen and improve the overall security of the international supply chain and U.S. border security; and (2) a third tier of C-TPAT (Greenlane) that offers additional benefits to validated C-TPAT participants that demonstrate a sustained commitment beyond the minimum requirements for participation in C-TPAT. Establishes a port security grant program to correct port security vulnerabilities. | 2023-01-13T04:48:22Z | |
| 109-hr-4986 | 109 | hr | 4986 | To amend title 46, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize maritime transportation security grants based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of ports to critical infrastructure or urban or sensitive areas. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-16 | 2006-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | F000372 | 0 | Amends federal shipping law to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize maritime transportation security grants awarded to port authorities, facility operators, and state and local government agencies required to provide port security based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of such ports to critical infrastructure or to urban or sensitive areas. | 2023-01-13T04:48:56Z | |
| 109-s-2412 | 109 | s | 2412 | 9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-14 | 2006-03-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 0 | 9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act of 2006 - Authorizes appropriations, including for: (1) FY2007 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; (2) FY2007-FY2017 for the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program, and the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program; and (3) FY2007-FY20011 for the addition of more Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, grants for interoperable communications technology, Northeast Corridor fire and life-safety improvements, and consolidation of terrorist watch lists. Requires a review and update of the national response plan to coordinate a state and local response within eight to 24 hours after a natural disaster or terrorist attack. Requires: (1) a critical infrastructure vulnerability assessment, including comprehensive threat reduction recommendations for each critical area; and (2) a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation, including a northern border rail report and development of specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security. Requires the issuance of regulations that establish a national, risk-based policy for extremely hazardous materials transported by rail or being stored. Sets forth transportation related whistleblower protection provisions. Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2011 for: (1) grants for improving the security of chemical plants and ports; and (2) screening of all checked passenger luggage and cargo on commercial flights. | 2023-01-13T04:48:50Z | |
| 109-hr-4930 | 109 | hr | 4930 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify that State and local permitting requirements relating to the processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste apply to rail carriers. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-09 | 2006-03-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 2 | Amends the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 to provide that specified provisions of such Act shall not be construed to exempt a rail carrier from state and local permitting requirements relating to the processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste. | 2023-01-13T04:48:58Z | |
| 109-s-2395 | 109 | s | 2395 | A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require that air carriers accept as mail shipments certain live animals. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-09 | 2006-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1967) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 3 | Directs the U.S. Postal Service, in the exercise of its authority to contract with an air carrier for the transportation of mail by aircraft, to require an air carrier to accept as mail shipments of live animals that postal regulations allow to be transmitted as mail. Requires an air carrier to accept and carry such cargo when the outside temperature is between 0 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit from the point of origin through the point of destination. Applies the authority of the Postal Service under this Act to any air carrier that commonly and regularly carries live animals as cargo. | 2023-01-13T04:48:51Z | |
| 109-hr-4899 | 109 | hr | 4899 | Sail Only if Scanned Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-08 | 2006-03-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 30 | Sail Only if Scanned Act of 2006 - Amends federal shipping law to to authorize an ocean shipping container to enter the United States, either directly or via a foreign port, only if the container is scanned with equipment, and secured with a seal, that meets certain standards before it is loaded on the vessel for shipment to the United States. | 2023-01-13T04:48:59Z | |
| 109-s-2388 | 109 | s | 2388 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-08 | 2006-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] | OH | R | V000126 | 4 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth. Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development and competitiveness; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected share of investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure facility improvements by federal, state, and local governments; and (5) estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment. Establishes an advisory group to provide assistance and advice on request of the Commission. Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public work facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements. | 2023-01-13T04:48:51Z | |
| 109-s-2383 | 109 | s | 2383 | A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make a technical correction. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-07 | 2006-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make funds to resurface, repair, and reconstruct the Going-to-the-Sun Road at Glacier National Park, Montana for FY2005-FY2009 available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned for federal-aid highway systems. Rescinds $50 million of the unobligated balances of federal-aid highway funds apportioned to the states. | 2023-01-13T04:48:51Z | |
| 109-hr-4880 | 109 | hr | 4880 | Maritime Terminal Security Enhancement Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-06 | 2006-11-17 | House Committee on Homeland Security Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 8, 2006. | House | Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] | NJ | R | L000554 | 26 | Maritime Terminal Security Enhancement Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to require the resubmission of a facility security plan for Coast Guard approval upon the transfer of ownership or operational control over a port terminal facility. (Sec. 3) Directs the Commandant to require that the individual designated as the Facility Security Officer under a facility security plan be a U.S. citizen. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to issue regulations by July 1, 2006, that allow access to secure areas within ports and vessels only to maritime workers and merchant mariners who have been issued approved biometric transportation security cards. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary, through the Commandant, to reassess foreign port compliance with international port security requirements and the effectiveness of antiterrorism measures maintained at those ports not less than every five years. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary, by July 1, 2006, to require, and develop the necessary forms and process for, enhanced crewmember identification credentials for U.S. and foreign merchant mariners on vessels that call on U.S. ports. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to issue implementing regulations for a long range vessel tracking system by April 1, 2007. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to establish a university-based Center for Excellence for Maritime Domain Awareness. (Sec. 9) States that a container shipped directly or via a foreign port may enter the United States only if it is: (1) scanned with specified equipment and a copy of the scan is provided to the Commandant; and (2) secured with a specified seal before being loaded on the vessel for shipment. Directs the Commandant to establish standards for seals and scanning equipment. Authorizes FY2007-FY2012 appropriations to carry out such container-related activities. (Sec. 10) Authorizes the Secretary to require the owner or operator of a facility that is required to have a security plan and tha… | 2023-01-13T04:48:59Z | |
| 109-s-2367 | 109 | s | 2367 | Local Port Security Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-03 | 2006-03-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1681) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Local Port Security Act of 2006 - Authorizes the owner of a U.S. port to file an action seeking relief (including nullification of any contractual obligation with any marine terminal operator) in U.S. district court if a merger, acquisition, or takeover would result in the ownership of a marine terminal operator being controlled by a foreign entity. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) review any such proposed change to determine any potential security concerns; and (2) transmit such review to the marine terminal operator and to the President for purposes of a certain mandatory investigation to determine the effects on national security of such mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers which could result in the ownership of a marine terminal operator within a U.S. port being controlled by a foreign entity. | 2023-01-13T04:48:51Z | |
| 109-hr-4849 | 109 | hr | 4849 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that individuals who are eligible to join the Armed Forces of the United States are also eligible to be security screening personnel. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-02 | 2006-03-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | O000159 | 0 | Amends federal aviation safety and security law to replace language requiring airport security screeners to be U.S. citizens with a provision that any individual eligible to join the U.S. armed forces is eligible to become a security screener. | 2023-01-13T04:49:00Z | |
| 109-hr-4870 | 109 | hr | 4870 | To establish certain rules for Surface Transportation Board approval of waste management company applications to become rail carriers. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-02 | 2006-03-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | K000078 | 2 | Declares that a certain decision of the Surface Transportation Board (Docket Number 34734) shall be the final decision regarding the application of Northeast Interchange Railway with respect to the rail line in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Prohibits the Board from approving a lease and operation exemption application: (1) by a company operating less than 1,700 feet of track to haul waste unless the Board holds a public hearing; and (2) by a company to haul waste without a majority vote of the full Board. Directs the Board to require a company that becomes rail carrier to haul waste to comply with all applicable state and local zoning laws. | 2023-01-13T04:48:59Z | |
| 109-hr-4833 | 109 | hr | 4833 | Americans Securing American Ports (ASAP) Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-03-01 | 2006-03-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 1 | Americans Securing American Ports (ASAP) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require that only U.S. persons may: (1) control security operations at any U.S. seaport; or (2) enter into any agreement to conduct such operations. Prohibits any individual from carrying out such operations unless the Secretary has conducted a background check of, and approved, the individual. Subjects violators of this Act to penalties imposed for violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. | 2023-01-13T04:49:00Z | |
| 109-hr-4817 | 109 | hr | 4817 | To prohibit entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from carrying out operations at seaports in the United States. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-02-28 | 2006-03-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | H000413 | 0 | Prohibits any entity owned or controlled by a foreign government (including any agency or instrumentality) from: (1) conducting operations at any seaport in the United States (including commonwealths, territories, or possessions); or (2) entering into any contract or other agreement to conduct such operations. Directs the President to promulgate regulations necessary to enforce this prohibition, including requiring any person to furnish information necessary to enforce it. Subjects any person who violates this prohibition to certain civil and criminal penalties prescribed by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. | 2023-01-13T04:49:08Z | |
| 109-hr-4821 | 109 | hr | 4821 | Solid Waste Environmental Regulation Clarification Affecting Railroads Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-02-28 | 2006-03-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 6 | Solid Waste Environmental Regulation Clarification Affecting Railroads Act of 2006 - Amends the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 to exclude from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board: (1) solid waste management facilities; and (2) the processing or sorting of solid waste. | 2023-01-13T04:49:08Z | |
| 109-s-2318 | 109 | s | 2318 | Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-02-16 | 2006-02-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1435-1436) | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 2 | Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2006 or the STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that include for novice drivers under age 21: (1) a three-stage licensing process (including a learner's permit stage and an intermediate stage before an unrestricted driver's license is granted); (2) a prohibition on nighttime driving during the intermediate stage; (3) a prohibition (during the learner's permit and intermediate stages) against operating a motor vehicle with more than one non-familial passenger under age 21 if there is no licensed driver 21 years old or older present in the vehicle; (4) a prohibition (during the learner's permit and intermediate stages) on the use of a cellular telephone or any communications device in non-emergency situations; and (5) any other requirement that the Secretary may require. Directs the Secretary to withhold a certain amount of federal-aid highway funds from states that are not in compliance with the requirements of this Act. | 2023-01-13T04:49:03Z | |
| 109-hr-4755 | 109 | hr | 4755 | Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Dispute Resolution Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-02-15 | 2006-02-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | K000078 | 269 | Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Dispute Resolution Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to revise certain federal aviation administration personnel management system requirements to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from implementing any proposed change to the FAA personnel management system in cases where the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service do not lead to an agreement between the Administrator and FAA employees unless a bill is enacted into law by Congress that authorizes the change during the 60-day period beginning from the time Congress received the proposed change. (Current law does not require congressional action.) Requires the Administrator and FAA employee bargaining representatives to submit the proposed change to binding arbitration if Congress does not enact a bill into law within the 60-day period. | 2023-01-13T04:49:10Z | |
| 109-hr-4765 | 109 | hr | 4765 | High Threat Helicopter Flight Area Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-02-15 | 2006-02-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | W000792 | 0 | High Threat Helicopter Flight Area Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to designate an area at high risk for an attack by one or more terrorists as a high threat helicopter flight area. Directs the Secretary to provide screening of all passengers and property transported from a high threat flight helicopter area on a passenger helicopter equivalent to that provided for passengers and property carried aboard a domestic passenger aircraft. Requires the Secretary to develop a plan for acquiring and training personnel, including acquiring equipment, to provide such screening. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to take necessary action to ensure that: (1) no passenger helicopter flies in a high threat flight area, except on approach for landing, or departure after takeoff, in such area; (2) a passenger helicopter when flying in such area, to the maximum extent practicable, flies over water; and (3) a helicopter pilot when in flight over such area remains in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its flight path, irrespective of its altitude. Exempts from such requirement helicopters carrying out military, police, medical, or other operations as the Secretary of Transportation deems appropriate. | 2023-01-13T04:49:09Z | |
| 109-s-2263 | 109 | s | 2263 | Freedom From Foreign Oil Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-02-09 | 2006-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] | MN | D | D000596 | 0 | Freedom From Foreign Oil Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to require that passenger automobiles, automobiles capable of off-highway operation, or light trucks that are manufactured after model year 2007 be capable of operating on a flexible fuel mixture (mixture containing at least 85% of ethanol by volume with gasoline). Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations requiring such automobiles or trucks to display prominently (including in the owner's manual of each vehicle) information indicating that such vehicles are capable of operating on a flexible fuel mixture. Directs the Secretary to promote the use of a mixture containing at least 85% of ethanol by volume with gasoline in motor vehicles in the United States. | 2023-01-13T04:49:05Z | |
| 109-hr-4712 | 109 | hr | 4712 | To amend the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to clarify that the Buy America provision applies to an entire bridge project, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-02-08 | 2006-02-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. | House | Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] | WA | D | B001229 | 9 | Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to state that if Buy America requirements are applicable to a component of a bridge project such requirements shall be applicable to the entire bridge project. | 2023-01-13T04:49:11Z | |
| 109-hr-4673 | 109 | hr | 4673 | Fuel Security and Consumer Choice Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-01-31 | 2006-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 6 | Fuel Security and Consumer Choice Act - Amends federal transportation law to require manufacturers of new automobiles that can operate on gasoline or diesel fuel (dual fueled automobiles) to manufacture such automobiles by increasing percentages for 10 model years and beyond. Allows manufacturers to earn credits which may be applied to any three consecutive model years after the year in which they were earned if the manufacturer exceeds the number of dual fueled automobiles required to be manufactured in a particular year. Authorizes a manufacturer to sell credits to another manufacturer to enable the purchaser to meet the percentage requirements under this Act. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to measure the fuel economy for each model of dual fueled automobile based on certain formulas. | 2023-01-13T04:49:15Z | |
| 109-s-2201 | 109 | s | 2201 | Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Dispute Resolution Act of 2006 | Transportation and Public Works | 2006-01-26 | 2006-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] | IL | D | O000167 | 38 | Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Dispute Resolution Act of 2006 - Amends federal transportation law to revise certain federal aviation administration personnel management system requirements to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from implementing any proposed change to the FAA personnel management system in cases where the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service do not lead to an agreement between the Administrator and FAA employees unless a bill is enacted into law by Congress that authorizes the change during the 60-day period beginning from the time Congress received the proposed change. (Current law does not require congressional action.) Requires the Administrator and FAA employee bargaining representatives to submit the proposed change to binding arbitration if Congress does not enact a bill into law within the 60-day period. | 2023-01-13T04:49:14Z | |
| 109-hr-4653 | 109 | hr | 4653 | To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California. | Transportation and Public Works | 2005-12-22 | 2006-09-21 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 to repeal a provision prohibiting the use of certain funds for any segment of the downtown Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project unless the Southern California Rapid Transit District notifies the Urban Mass Transportation Administration that no part of the Metro Rail project will tunnel through any zone designated as a potential risk zone or high potential risk zone for methane gas. | 2023-01-13T04:49:22Z | |
| 109-hr-4640 | 109 | hr | 4640 | Future Fuels Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2005-12-18 | 2006-01-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. | House | Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] | PA | R | G000549 | 1 | Future Fuels Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth an investment credit for eligible manufacturers for an advanced technology motor vehicle. Amends federal transportation law to revise the fuel economy calculations for manufacturing incentives for dual fueled and gaseous fuel dedicated automobiles. Sets forth a calendar schedule for an increased percentage of alternative fueled automobiles or flexible fuel vehicles. Instructs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to: (1) establish an incentives program for insurance providers to sell automobile insurance policies on a per-mile basis; (2) designate, in urbanized areas, at least 20 transit-oriented development corridors by 2015, and 50 transit-oriented development corridors by 2025; (3) award transit grants to construct or improve transit facilities, bicycle transportation facilities, and pedestrian walkways in transit-oriented development corridors, including capital projects; and (4) establish a transit-oriented development corridors research and development program for best practices and performance criteria for transit-oriented development corridors. Directs the Secretary to develop and carry out a national tire fuel efficiency program for tires designed for use on passenger cars and light trucks. | 2023-01-13T04:49:22Z | |
| 109-hr-4571 | 109 | hr | 4571 | To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Motor Rail project, California. | Transportation and Public Works | 2005-12-16 | 2005-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Amends the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 to repeal a provision prohibiting the use of certain funds for any segment of the downtown Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project unless the Southern California Rapid Transit District notifies the Urban Mass Transportation Administration that no part of the Metro Rail project will tunnel through any zone designated as a potential risk zone or high potential risk zone for methane gas. | 2023-01-13T04:49:24Z | |
| 109-hr-4582 | 109 | hr | 4582 | Aircraft Repair Station Security Enhancement Act of 2005 | Transportation and Public Works | 2005-12-16 | 2005-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 3 | Aircraft Repair Station Security Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends federal transportation law to direct the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security to require by regulation that an employment investigation (including a criminal history record check and a review of available law enforcement data bases and records of other governmental and international agencies) be conducted by repair station operators of repair station employees (including current employees) who perform maintenance on aircraft or aircraft components (or both) at domestic or certificated foreign repair stations. | 2023-01-13T04:49:24Z | |
| 109-hr-4607 | 109 | hr | 4607 | To ensure passenger safety at airports. | Transportation and Public Works | 2005-12-16 | 2006-01-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. | House | Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | R000578 | 1 | Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) from increasing the number of random body searches or modifying the list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft operated by a domestic or foreign air carrier in order to permit any item on the list as of December 1, 2005, to be carried aboard such an aircraft until: (1) each high risk airport is equipped with walk through explosive detection equipment at security checkpoints; (2) the Assistant Secretary conducts a security-risk assessment of common items that may be carried aboard a passenger aircraft for their potential use in a terrorist incident and develops standards for the inclusion or removal of such items on the list of prohibited items based on the level of risk; and (3) the Assistant Secretary develops guidelines to determine when a body search is warranted. | 2023-01-13T04:49:23Z |
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