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| 111-hr-6546 | 111 | hr | 6546 | Transportation Infrastructure Improvements on Federal Lands Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-18 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. | House | Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] | HI | D | H001042 | 0 | Transportation Infrastructure Improvements on Federal Lands Act of 2010 - Makes eligible for federal-aid highway assistance preventive maintenance activities on federal lands highways the appropriate federal land management agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) are a cost-effective means of extending the useful life of such a highway. Authorizes the use of Federal Lands Highway Program funds for: (1) trails used primarily for transportation; and (2) maintenance of highways, roads, parkways, and trails used primarily for transportation located on public lands, national parks, and Indian reservations, provided such maintenance will improve the asset management of such facilities. Sets the federal share of the cost of a high priority project located on public lands or an Indian reservation, or in a national park or wildlife refuge, at 100%. Makes eligible for federal-aid highway assistance any projects in the vicinity of a federally owned or managed park, refuge, or recreational area open to the general public (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program) that: (1) are part of an alternative transportation program in which implementation is expected to last more than one year; or (2) involve capital investment grants financing operating costs of fixed guideway projects and systems, buses and related equipment, and bus-related facilities for which capital investment grant assistance has been provided. Earmarks 60% of funds made available to the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program each fiscal year for qualified alternative transportation projects in national parks. | 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z | |
| 111-s-4034 | 111 | s | 4034 | SMART Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-16 | 2010-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Strengthening Manufacturing and Rebuilding Transit Act of 2010 or SMART Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to give preference to the award of discretionary or competitive grants, loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit to transportation infrastructure projects, including the purchase of transit vehicle rolling stock, rail, and supporting equipment, in which manufactured goods to be purchased have a domestic content percentage that: (1) exceeds applicable federal requirements; and (2) in the case of rolling stock, is consistent with industry-recognized standards, if available. Directs the Secretary to establish a centralized website that provides rules and guidance, waiver notices, and agency actions of the domestic content standards (Buy America) for DOT federal-aid programs. Requires a federal agency head to subject to public notice and comment any request for waiver, and to publication in the Federal Register and notification to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of any waiver, of Buy America requirements involving: (1) federal-aid highway and public transportation projects, (2) AMTRAK acquisition and maintenance of equipment and facilities, and (3) intercity passenger rail service corridor capital assistance projects. Directs the DOT Inspector General to report annually to Congress on acquisitions funded by federal transportation infrastructure investments that do not comply with Buy American requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to work with the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program and other manufacturing-related local intermediaries to develop a multi-agency comprehensive plan to expand domestic manufacturer rail and transit vehicle supply chains. | 2023-01-11T13:21:07Z | |
| 111-hr-6519 | 111 | hr | 6519 | Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-14 | 2010-12-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 - Extends railroad hours of services requirements and limitations to cover yardmaster employees who supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, including making up or breaking up trains and switching inbound or outbound traffic. Revises the prohibition against a railroad carrier's requiring or allowing a train employee to remain or go on duty unless that employee has had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty during the prior 24 hours. Prohibits requiring or allowing an employee (including a yardmaster employee) from initiating an on duty period unless the employee has had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty immediately prior to going on duty. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe regulations to: (1) require all deadhead transportation in excess of a specific number of hours to be counted as time on duty; and (2) reset the calendar day clock. Revises the rule that an interim period available for at least 4 hours rest at a place with suitable facilities for food and lodging is not time on duty. Repeals the current list of causes for prevention of a return to duty. Requires a train employee to be notified before going off duty whether such period off duty is an interim release. Prohibits a railroad carrier from requiring or allowing an employee to exceed 2 hours in deadhead transportation per each tour of duty. Revises the limitations on the duty hours of signal employees. Specifies that time on duty spent performing any service for the railroad carrier during a 24-hour period in which the employee is engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining signal systems includes all work where there is a potential to interact or otherwise come into contact with safety-critical devices or circuits. Treats as service covered by hours of duty limitations the operation by signal employees of motor vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license while on duty. Extends to yardmaster employees certain limitations on t… | 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z | |
| 111-hr-6516 | 111 | hr | 6516 | To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-13 | 2010-12-22 | Became Public Law No: 111-330. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes technical and conforming changes to the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. | 2023-03-22T18:07:24Z | |
| 111-hr-6518 | 111 | hr | 6518 | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of more widespread use of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving, to require a Federal motor vehicle safety standard related to rollover prevention and crash mitigation, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-13 | 2010-12-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 0 | Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2010 or ROADS SAFE Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to carry out a collaborative research effort to continue to explore the feasibility and the potential benefits of, and the public policy challenges associated with, more widespread deployment of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving. Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe certain performance standards to reduce commercial motor vehicle rollover and loss of control crashes and associated deaths and injuries for air-braked truck tractors and motorcoaches with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding the quality of data collected through the National Automotive Sampling System, including the Special Crash Investigations, as well as recommendation for improvements to the data collection program. Requires the Secretary to establish and publicize a hotline for mechanics, passenger motor vehicle dealership personnel, and passenger motor vehicle manufacturer personnel to contact NHTSA confidentially regarding potential passenger motor vehicle safety defects. Requires the Secretary to establish within NHTSA an honors program for the recruitment of engineering, computer science, and other students interested in training with engineers and other safety officials for a career in vehicle safety. Revises requirements for rules on early warning reporting by motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment manufacturers about vehicle or equipment defects. Requires early warning reports to include information on consumer complaints, warranty claims, field reports, or technical service bulletins. Requires all early warning report information to be made available to the public, unless exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Presu… | 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z | |
| 111-hr-6509 | 111 | hr | 6509 | To designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the "Jenny Oropeza Highway". | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-09 | 2010-12-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Designates a certain portion of Interstate Route 710 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the Jenny Oropeza Highway. | 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z | |
| 111-s-4013 | 111 | s | 4013 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-07 | 2010-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule: (1) to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment operating on public roads; and (2) that establishes minimum lighting and marking standards for such equipment. Requires the Secretary to review and revise such standards at least once every five years to reflect the latest revision of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Standard 279 entitled "Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways". | 2023-01-11T13:21:08Z | |
| 111-s-4014 | 111 | s | 4014 | A bill to provide for the replacement or rebuilding of a vessel for the Non-American Fisheries Act trawl catcher processors that comprise the Amendment 80 fleet. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-07 | 2010-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8600) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 3 | Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations that allow for the replacement or rebuilding of a vessel qualified under specified sections of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 related to: (1) the non-American Fisheries Act trawl catcher processor subsector; and (2) the catcher processor sector of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area non-pollock groundfish fishery. | 2023-01-11T13:21:08Z | |
| 111-hr-6473 | 111 | hr | 6473 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IV | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-22 | Became Public Law No: 111-329. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IV - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through March 31, 2011: (1) increased excise taxes on aviation fuels and the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Makes funds available for the six-month period beginning on October 1, 2010, for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects. Prescribes a formula for calculating funding apportionments and meeting certain other requirements for the six-month period, including a 50% reduction in these apportionments and specified other amounts. Extends through March 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to make airport improvement project (AIP) grants. Extends through March 31, 2011: (1) the pilot programs for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports; and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants. Directs the Secretary to extend through March 31, 2011, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through June 30, 2011. Extends through June 30, 2011, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism. Extends through March 31, 2011: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility projects under an AIP; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority for an airport development project grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee. Amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through March 31, 2011: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal gover… | 2023-03-22T18:07:24Z | |
| 111-hr-6474 | 111 | hr | 6474 | To direct the Secretary of the Army to cease construction of a temporary causeway in connection with the project for the Renard Island Confined Disposal Facility, Green Bay Harbor, Wisconsin, until certain conditions are met, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] | WI | D | K000365 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to cease construction of a temporary causeway in connection with the project for the Renard Island Confined Disposal Facility, Green Bay Harbor, Wisconsin, until the Secretary: (1) conducts a review of all bids submitted for construction of the Renard Island Temporary Causeway, Final Cover and Grading element of such project; and (2) submits to specified congressional committees a report on the results of that review. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-hr-6483 | 111 | hr | 6483 | TIFIA Expansion Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | TIFIA Expansion Act of 2010 - Revises Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program requirements to make eligible for TIFIA funding any projects that: (1) are for the design, acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of one or more transportation projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or have a positive impact on traffic congestion; and (2) receive not more than 30% of their funding for capital costs from federal public transportation grant funds. Defines "master credit agreement" as one entered into between the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) and an obligor for such projects that: (1) makes contingent commitments of one or more secured loans or other federal credit instruments at future dates; (2) establishes the amounts and general terms and conditions of such loans or other instruments as well as identifies dedicated revenue sources that will secure their repayment; and (3) provides for the obligation of funds for the loans or other instruments after certain federal requirements have been met. Requires such projects to meet certain planning and programming requirements (as under current law) at the time that loan proceeds are disbursed or other credit assistance is provided pursuant to the master credit agreement. Makes projects with eligible costs reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $1 billion (mega transportation projects) eligible for federal transportation infrastructure funding. Revises terms of secured loans and lines of credit used to finance certain transportation infrastructure projects to increase the maximum loan amount for such projects from the lesser of 33% to the lesser of 49% of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs or (as under current law), if the loan does not receive an investment grade rating, the amount of the senior project obligations. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 for such projects. | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-s-3982 | 111 | s | 3982 | A bill to amend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-29 | 2010-11-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8246) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Increases from $200 million to $500 million the aggregate allowable amount that can be awarded (liability cap) for a single passenger rail accident or incident that was proximately caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct of a defendant. (Current law limits to $200 million the aggregate allowable award to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident.) Increases from $200 million to $500 million per accident or incident the mandatory total minimum insurance or self-insurance liability coverage Amtrak must maintain. | 2023-01-11T13:21:16Z | |
| 111-s-3983 | 111 | s | 3983 | A bill to authorize the State of Ohio to reprogram grant funds received for intercity passenger rail service pursuant to title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for other transportation projects. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-29 | 2010-11-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] | OH | R | V000126 | 0 | Authorizes the state of Ohio to use (reprogram) grant funds received from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for intercity passenger rail service capital projects, pursuant to appropriations under title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, for any other transportation projects. | 2023-01-11T13:21:16Z | |
| 111-hr-6441 | 111 | hr | 6441 | Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-18 | 2010-11-18 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 1 | Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations requiring motorcoaches to be installed with: (1) safety seat belts at each seating position, (2) improved fire extinguishers or other firefighting equipment, (3) advanced glazing in each portal to prevent passenger ejection, (4) stability enhancing technology to reduce the number and frequency of rollover crashes, and (5) direct tire pressure monitoring systems. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations establishing improved strength and crush resistance standards for motorcoach roofs. Requires the Secretary to evaluate and issue performance requirements relating to: (1) the feasibility of establishing flammability standards for motorcoach exterior and interior components, (2) technologies to prevent wheel well fires, and (3) requirements for motorcoaches to be equipped with improved designs for emergency passenger evacuation and fire suppression systems. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct compartmentalization safety countermeasures, occupant impact protection, and collision avoidance research; and (2) issue a standard or regulation based on research results. Authorizes the Secretary to register a person to provide motorcoach services only after that person: (1) undergoes a pre-authorization safety audit, including verification of drug and alcohol testing, vehicle maintenance, and safety management programs; (2) has been interviewed about the carrier's safety management controls and written safety oversight policies and practices; and (3) has demonstrated proficiency to comply with such requirements. Requires each newly registered motorcoach owner or operator transporting property to undergo a safety review within the first 18 months after operations begin. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a fee to cover audit costs. Prescribes disclosure requirements for registration applicants regarding reincarnated motor carriers, and authorizes the Secretary to suspend, amend, or revoke a motor carrier reg… | 2023-01-11T13:21:18Z | |
| 111-hr-6422 | 111 | hr | 6422 | Railroad Retirement Fairness Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-17 | 2010-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 0 | Railroad Retirement Fairness Act - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that an individual who, at the time the individual makes an inquiry to the Railroad Retirement Board, has a current connection with the railroad industry shall not be deemed to have lost that current connection if: (1) the Board misleads or fails to properly inform that individual about that requirement; and (2) that conduct by the Board, according to the principles of equity, should stop the Board from deeming the individual to have lost that current connection. Deems an individual who is employed with the Department of State in a position the Secretary of State certifies as railroad related to have "a current connection with the railroad industry" for retirement purposes. Applies this Act to annuities applied for on or after February 3, 1989. | 2023-01-11T13:21:19Z | |
| 111-s-3954 | 111 | s | 3954 | Air Cargo Security Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-17 | 2010-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | Air Cargo Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a system for the screening and inspecting of all cargo transported in domestic and foreign all-cargo aircraft, including in intrastate air transportation, to ensure the security of such aircraft. Requires such systems to meet minimum standards that ensure equipment, technology, procedures, or personnel used for screening cargo provide a level of security commensurate with the security level for screening passenger checked baggage. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a system for regularly screening and inspecting shipments of cargo transported in air transportation, including intrastate air transportation, at shipping facilities to ensure that appropriate security controls, systems, and protocols are observed; and (2) enter into arrangements with civil aviation authorities of foreign countries to ensure the regular screening and inspecting at shipping facilities in such countries of such cargo transported by air to the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number of air cargo inspectors to carry out such screenings and inspections. Directs the Secretary to establish a training and evaluation program for all individuals who handle air cargo to ensure that such cargo is properly handled and safeguarded from security breaches. | 2023-01-11T13:21:16Z | |
| 111-hr-6408 | 111 | hr | 6408 | To allow States to return certain funds made available for high speed rail and intercity rail projects to the general fund of the Treasury for Federal budget deficit reduction. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-16 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 3 | Authorizes states to return to the Secretary of Transportation certain unobligated stimulus funds made available for high speed rail and intercity rail projects under title XII of Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Requires the Secretary to deposit such funds into the general fund of the Treasury for federal budget deficit reduction. | 2023-01-11T13:21:19Z | |
| 111-hr-6409 | 111 | hr | 6409 | To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from requiring the replacement of street and highway signs that are in upper case letters with such signs that are in mixed case lettering with the initial letter in upper case followed by lower case lettering. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-16 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 0 | Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) from requiring the replacement of street and highway signs that are in upper case letters with signs that are in mixed case lettering with the initial letter in upper case followed by lower case lettering. | 2023-01-11T13:21:19Z | |
| 111-hr-6410 | 111 | hr | 6410 | Air Cargo Security Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-16 | 2010-11-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 4 | Air Cargo Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish systems to inspect cargo to ensure the security of all cargo transported in domestic or foreign all-cargo aircraft, including in intrastate air transportation. Requires such systems to meet minimum standards that ensure equipment, technology, procedures, or personnel used to screen cargo provide a level of security commensurate with the security level for the screening of passenger checked baggage. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a system for the regular inspection of shipping facilities for shipments of cargo transported in air transportation, including intrastate air transportation, to ensure that appropriate security controls, systems, and protocols are observed; and (2) enter into arrangements with civil aviation authorities of foreign countries to ensure that such inspections regularly occur at shipping facilities for cargo transported by air to the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number of air cargo inspectors to carry out such screenings and inspections. Directs the Secretary to establish a training and evaluation program for persons who handle air cargo to ensure that such cargo is properly handled and safeguarded from security breaches. | 2023-01-11T13:21:19Z | |
| 111-s-3938 | 111 | s | 3938 | A bill to designate the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the "Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower". | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-11-15 | 2010-11-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7902) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 0 | Designates the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, and any successor airport traffic control tower at that location, as the Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower. | 2023-01-11T13:21:17Z | |
| 111-hr-6247 | 111 | hr | 6247 | Smart Technologies for Communities Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 1 | Smart Technologies for Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Smart Communities Technology Initiative to provide grants to eligible entities to develop pilot programs to serve as model deployment sites for large scale installation and operation of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) to improve safety, mobility, and the environment. | 2023-01-11T13:21:33Z | |
| 111-hr-6275 | 111 | hr | 6275 | Air Cargo Security Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 2 | Air Cargo Security Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (TSA), to: (1) establish at each U.S. airport federal air cargo screening centers to screen cargo transported on domestic and foreign passenger aircraft that operate in air transportation, including intrastate air transportation; (2) establish minimum standards for equipment, technology, procedures, personnel, and methods used to conduct such screening; and (3) ensure that air cargo screening is coordinated with the Certified Cargo Screening Program and any other established air cargo security program. Requires the Assistant Secretary to impose a fee for air cargo screening. Establishes the Air Cargo Security Fund for the deposit of such fees. | 2023-01-11T13:21:32Z | |
| 111-hr-6291 | 111 | hr | 6291 | Freight is the Future Of Commerce in the United States Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Freight is the Future Of Commerce in the United States Act of 2010 or Freight FOCUS Act of 2010 - Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) an Office of Freight Planning and Development, which shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Freight Planning and Development. Directs the Assistant Secretary to submit to Congress and publish on DOT's website a national freight plan for supporting freight movement for the next 20 years. Directs the Secretary to establish a Freight Advisory Committee. Directs the Assistant Secretary to: (1) establish a freight corridors of national significance program, and (2) designate such corridors. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to designate one entity to serve as a freight corridor coalition. Requires the freight corridor coalition to submit annually to the Assistant Secretary a freight corridor plan that includes, among other things, a prioritized list of projects that will improve the freight movement performance of the freight corridors of national significance. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make grants to states for such projects. Requires a grant recipient to submit to the Assistant Secretary: (1) a project management plan and an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of at least $500 million; and (2) an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of less than $500 million. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Goods Movement Trust Fund. Increases by 12 cents the tax on the sale of diesel fuel used for the transportation of goods by highway. Transfers amounts equivalent to the increase in tax to the Fund. Requires the Secretary to pay an amount based on a certain formula to purchasers of diesel fuel that is not used for the transportation of goods by highway in which such tax was paid. Allows an income tax credit in lieu of payment to certain tax exempt entities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hr-6295 | 111 | hr | 6295 | Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] | CA | D | S001175 | 18 | Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum standards to require: (1) a pipeline facility owner or operator to notify all property owners and residents located within 2,000 feet of a pipeline transmission line of the property's proximity to the line, including its specific location if located on private residential property; and (2) the notice to include a method for electronic access to such information through the Internet and a toll free telephone number, as well as information on how to obtain a map of the pipeline system through the National Pipeline Mapping System. Revises requirements for minimum standards for information a pipeline operator must maintain about a pipeline facility. Directs the Secretary to prescribe such standards requiring an operator to provide that information (including updates and changes), not only to the Secretary (as under current law), but also to state regulatory officials, state and local emergency responders, and other appropriate entities. Revises requirements for additional standards for periodic inspection of pipeline facilities in high-density population areas and environmentally sensitive areas. Directs the Secretary to prescribe standards requiring the mandatory periodic inspection of each pipeline facility with an instrumented internal inspection device ("smart pig") occur at least once every five years. Allows the use of an inspection method, subject to certain requirements, that is not a "smart pig" for any pipeline segment incompatible with a "smart pig." Requires the Secretary to prohibit a pipeline segment from operating under high pressure if that segment cannot be inspected: (1) with a "smart pig"; or (2) using an inspection method at least as effective as one. Directs the Secretary to prescribe minimum standards to require a pipeline facility owner or operator to install automatic or remote shut off valves to reduce risks in the event of a ruptur… | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hr-6299 | 111 | hr | 6299 | Jobs Through Environmental Safeguarding and Streamlining Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 1 | Jobs Through Environmental Safeguarding and Streamlining Act of 2010 - Modifies the prohibition, under the surface transportation project delivery pilot program, against assignment to a state of the responsibility of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for any conformity determination under the Clean Air Act with regard to highway projects in the state. Allows the Secretary to assign a state that responsibility for an individual project. Treats any project as a highway project if the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is the lead agency for it. Allows the Secretary to assign a state authorities relating to the FHWA and another DOT modal administration with regard to any highway project involving such agencies. Eliminates the limitation to Alaska, California, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas of state participation in the program. Allows program participation by any state meeting the selection criteria. Revises requirements for the written agreement under the pilot program between the Secretary and a state governor to include agreement to carry out the Secretary's assigned responsibilities using the best available science. Limits such an agreement to a five-year renewable term. Allows the agreement to list projects excluded from the program. Prohibits the agreement from imposing on the state a limitation on the use of a project delivery method, if the limitation would not otherwise apply to the state. Treats as a project delivery method state authority to acquire rights-of-way and conduct final design work for a project with state funds on an at-risk basis before completion of the project's environmental review process. Authorizes the Secretary to monitor state compliance with an agreement, instead of conducting an audit, if the state has been participating in the program pursuant to the agreement for ten consecutive years. Requires the Secretary to commence the auditing process, however, if a state, while participating in the monitoring program, repeatedly fails to comply with all aspects of the agreement. | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hr-6301 | 111 | hr | 6301 | Prevention of Unreasonable Fees Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Prevention of Unreasonable Fees Act - Prohibits an operator of a transportation terminal that uses federal funds for terminal construction, or for the purchase or lease of equipment installed there, from charging a fee to a provider of pre-arranged ground transportation service that meets state vehicle and intrastate passenger licensing requirements. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) fees charged to the general public for access to, or use of, the terminal; (2) any fee for the availability of ancillary facilities located there; or (3) any fee for such access or use that the Secretary has approved in advance as reasonable, nonburdensome, nondiscriminatory, and necessary to the provision of prearranged ground transportation service. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) prohibit or restrict a transportation terminal operator from requiring vehicles that cannot safely use public parking facilities to use segregated facilities provided the fee for segregated facilities is no more than that charged to the public for similar facilities; or (2) restrict the right of a state or its political subdivisions to require a license or fee (other than a prohibited transportation terminal fee) for a motor vehicle providing certain other prearranged ground transportation. | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hr-6315 | 111 | hr | 6315 | Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-10-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. | House | Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | B001245 | 2 | Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2010 - Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2015 for, and revises provisions of, the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act. Replaces provisions establishing within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Program with provisions establishing the Marine Debris Program. Revises provisions governing such Program, including by requiring the Administrator of NOAA to: (1) investigate, identify sources of, assess, reduce, remove, and prevent the occurrence of marine debris and to address and prevent adverse impacts of such debris on the marine environment, navigation safety, and the economy; (2) address land-based sources of marine debris, develop fishing gear modifications or alternatives to conventional fishing gear posing a threat to the marine environment, and develop effective nonregulatory measures and incentives to cooperatively reduce the volume of lost and discarded fishing gear and to aid in its recovery; (3) undertake national and regional coordination to assist states, Indian tribes, and regional organizations to address marine debris issues that are particular to their areas; (4) develop tools and products to improve efforts to address marine debris and make them available to researchers, the marine debris community, and the general public; and (5) lead the development and implementation of a strategy to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris. Requires the Administrator to host a Global Marine Debris Coordination Conference in 2015 and at least every four years thereafter. Defines "marine debris" to mean any man-made object that: (1) intentionally or unintentionally, is discarded, disposed of, or abandoned; and (2) enters the coastal or marine environment directly from a vessel, a facility, or shore or indirectly, by being carried via a river, stream, or storm drain or by other means. | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hr-6326 | 111 | hr | 6326 | Fair and Impartial Recruitment Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] | PA | R | D000604 | 0 | Fair and Impartial Recruitment Act of 2010 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to: (1) issue regulations to establish a waiver process to allow an air carrier, foreign air carrier, airport operator, or government to hire an individual who has been disqualified for employment for a position as an airport security screener or in which an individual has unescorted access to a sterile airport area because of a conviction of a specified crime; and (2) establish an appeals process for a disqualified individual that includes notice and an opportunity for a hearing before an impartial third party. Requires the Assistant Secretary to issue a waiver to an individual: (1) who, based on certain criteria, does not pose a terrorism risk; and (2) without regard to whether that individual would otherwise be disqualified by reason of a felony conviction, if the employer establishes acceptable alternate security arrangements. | 2023-01-11T13:21:30Z | |
| 111-hr-6347 | 111 | hr | 6347 | Holocaust Accountability and Corporate Responsibility Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] | FL | D | K000366 | 1 | Holocaust Accountability and Corporate Responsibility Act of 2010 - Prescribes a certification requirement for certain entities that apply to a state or local government agency for a contract for a federally-funded high-speed rail project. Defines such an entity as a corporation, affiliate, or other entity that controls, is controlled by, or is a member of a partnership or a consortium with, an entity that certifies it had direct involvement in the ownership or operation of the trains on which individuals were deported to extermination camps, death camps, or any facility used to transit individuals to extermination or death camps, between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944. Requires such an entity to certify to such agency: (1) whether or not it had any such direct involvement; and (2) if so, to disclose whether it has records, taken property, or made restitution to the victims or their families in connection with such deportations. Prohibits the award of any contract for a high-speed rail project to any entity certifying direct involvement in such deportations that has failed to make restitution to such victims or their families. | 2023-01-11T13:21:30Z | |
| 111-hr-6395 | 111 | hr | 6395 | To amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act with respect to certain requirements for construction job training program grants. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to repeal certain grant requirements under the Alaska pipeline construction job training grant program, including a request for the grant by the governor of Alaska, with concurrence by the Secretary of Energy (DOE). | 2023-01-11T13:21:28Z | |
| 111-s-3866 | 111 | s | 3866 | AIR Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 1 | Aviation Security Innovation & Reform Act of 2010 or AIR Act of 2010 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Assistant Secretary) (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to prescribe employment standards for air carrier personnel and airport security personnel. (Under current law, the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security (Department of Transportation [DOT]) is required to prescribe such standards.) Revises security screening personnel training plan requirements to require the Assistant Secretary to establish a training plan for TSA Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) that: (1) ensures that TSO training is standardized; and (2) meets certain other requirements, including that each TSO receives training in basic security screening skills and criminal and antiterrorism awareness. Places the TSA, headed by the Assistant Secretary, under the administration of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Effectively updates federal law to reflect the transfer of the TSA from DOT to DHS in March, 2003.) Establishes in the TSA the Office of Behavior Analysis, which shall provide behavior assessment training to TSA and other federal, state, and local government law enforcement personnel. Requires the Assistant Secretary to develop partnerships with state and local law enforcement agencies to: (1) improve coordination of behavior detection activities; and (2) deploy TSOs specializing in techniques to identify high-risk individuals based on behavior patterns (behavior detection officers) to serve as an additional layer of security and to deter terrorism at train and bus stations and other infrastructure facilities. Directs the Assistant Secretary to: (1) provide a select group of behavior detection officers at Passengers by Observation Techniques airports with an appropriate level of security clearance to access law enforcement and intelligence databases, assist in verifying a passenger's identity, and assist in law enforcement operations; (2) require the TSA Transportation Security … | 2023-01-11T13:21:23Z | |
| 111-s-3884 | 111 | s | 3884 | Commercial Driver Compliance Improvement Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7798-7799) | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 1 | Commercial Driver Compliance Improvement Act - Requires all commercial motor vehicles involved in interstate commerce and subject to both federal hours-of-service and record of duty status requirements, in order to improve compliance with federal hours-of-service regulations, to be equipped with an electronic on-board recording device meeting performance and design standards and requirements prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT). Denies the admissibility in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding of recorded information retrieved from an electronic on-board recording device installed in a motor vehicle: (1) for any purpose other than to establish compliance or noncompliance with applicable federal hours-of-service requirements; or (2) unless the motor vehicle owner consents to the retrieval of information, or the information is retrieved by a government motor vehicle safety or law enforcement agency and is not used by any person or entity other than that agency. | 2023-01-11T13:21:22Z | |
| 111-sres-666 | 111 | sres | 666 | A resolution designating October 15, 2010, as "National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day". | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7837) | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Designates October 15, 2010, as National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day to promote programs and activities that will lead to the greater use of cleaner, more efficient transportation that uses new sources of energy.Urges the people of the United States to: (1) increase the personal and commercial use of, and promote public sector adoption of, clean and energy-efficient alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles; and (2) encourage the adoption of federal policies to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil through the advancement and adoption of alternative, advanced, and emerging vehicle and fuel technologies. | 2023-01-11T13:21:20Z | |
| 111-hres-1669 | 111 | hres | 1669 | Congratulating the National Air Transportation Association for celebrating its 70th anniversary. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-28 | 2010-12-01 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 0 | Congratulates the National Air Transportation Association for celebrating its 70th anniversary. Applauds the Association for creating programs and resources to enhance the safety of general aviation operators. Commends it for being instrumental in bolstering the general aviation industry during a time of turmoil in the 1940s. | 2023-01-11T13:21:10Z | |
| 111-s-3856 | 111 | s | 3856 | Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-28 | 2010-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2010 - Prescribes or revises requirements for safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation. Defines the term "major consequence violation" to mean a violation that contributed to an incident resulting in: (1) one or more deaths or injuries or illnesses requiring hospitalization; (2) environmental harm exceeding $250,000 in damage, including property loss; or (3) a pipeline release of gas or hazardous liquid that ignites or presents a safety threat to the public or the environment in a high consequence area. Subjects to a civil penalty of $250,000 any person that the Secretary of Transportation has found to have committed a major consequence violation of a pipeline marking or excavation notification requirement, pipeline safety standard or regulation, or order. Authorizes the Secretary to impose a civil penalty on a person who obstructs or prevents an inspection or investigation of a gas pipeline or hazardous liquid pipeline. Prescribes a maximum civil penalty of $2.5 million for a related series of major consequence violations. Prohibits a state one-call notification program from exempting municipalities, state agencies, or their contractors from its one-call notification system requirements. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations subjecting offshore hazardous liquid gathering pipelines (except low-stress distribution pipelines) as well as those located within Gulf of Mexico inlets to the same standards and regulations as other hazardous liquid pipelines. Directs the Secretary to prescribe a regulation to require the use of automatic or remote-controlled shut-off valves (or equivalent technology) on pipelines. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations to require the use of excess flow valves on new or entirely replaced branch services, multi-family facilities, and small commercial facilities located in high-density population areas and environmentally sensitive areas. Directs the Secretary to evaluate specified questions with… | 2023-01-11T13:21:23Z | |
| 111-hr-6190 | 111 | hr | 6190 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-23 | 2010-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 111-249. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] | MI | D | L000263 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2010: (1) increased excise taxes on aviation fuels and the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Makes funds available for the three-month period beginning on October 1, 2010, for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects. Extends through December 31, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to make airport improvement project (AIP) grants. Extends through December 31, 2010: (1) the pilot programs for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports; and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants. Extends through FY2011 the authorization of appropriations for the program of assistance to small communities with insufficient air carrier service. Directs the Secretary to extend through December 31, 2010, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through March 31, 2011. Extends through March 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism. Extends through December 31, 2010: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility projects under an AIP; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority for an airport development project grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee. Amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through December 31, 2010: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain AIP pr… | 2023-03-22T18:07:23Z | |
| 111-hr-6196 | 111 | hr | 6196 | To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing a claim seeking judicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal agency for a highway or public transportation capital project, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-23 | 2010-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 5 | Reduces from 180 days to 90 days after publication of a final action notice in the Federal Register the deadline for filing a claim seeking judicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a federal agency for a highway or public transportation capital project. | 2023-01-11T13:21:34Z | |
| 111-hr-6167 | 111 | hr | 6167 | Shipping Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-22 | 2010-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 1 | Shipping Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to: (1) maintain an Office of Dispute Resolution and Customer Advocate; and (2) establish an Ocean Shipping Advisory Committee. Defines "efficiency and service-enhancing agreement" as one between ocean common carriers that: (1) is likely to produce efficiencies and improve ocean common carrier service (i.e., share vessels or space on voyages between ports), while maintaining adequate trade or service competition; and (2) gives agreement members the right to withdraw from it without financial or other penalty. Revises purposes of ocean shipping regulation. Allows competition and the demand for services to determine fair and efficient market rates and charges for transportation by ocean common carriers. Treats certain FMC orders as investigative orders to specific individuals or entities rather than a collection of information from a category or class of individuals or entities. Subjects certain kinds of efficiency and service-enhancing agreements to federal ocean common carrier regulation. Revises certain ocean common carrier agreement restrictions. Prohibits such agreements from allowing agreement members to: (1) discuss, fix, or negotiate service rates or charges; (2) discuss or agree on capacity rationalization; (3) establish a joint service, or pool or divide cargo traffic, earnings, revenues, or losses; (4) allocate customers or markets; or (5) discuss or agree with another member on any service contract matter. Requires the FMC after preliminary review to reject an ocean common carrier agreement that it finds is not an efficiency and service-enhancing agreement. Requires FMC approval of ocean common carrier agreements before they can become effective. Revises the exemption from U.S. antitrust laws of certain ocean common carrier agreements approved before June 18, 1984. Limits the exemption to published service rates, fares, or charges, or classification or explanatory regulation implementing such an agreement, but only to the e… | 2023-01-11T13:21:35Z | |
| 111-s-3824 | 111 | s | 3824 | Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-22 | 2010-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7355-7357) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to increase the number of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) personnel by at least 100 full-time employees to carry out the pipeline safety program. Defines the term "major consequence violation" to mean a violation that contributed to any incident resulting in: (1) one or more deaths or injuries or illnesses requiring hospitalization; (2) environmental harm exceeding $250,000 in damage, including property loss; or (3) a pipeline release of gas or hazardous liquid that ignites or presents a safety threat to the public or the environment in a high consequence area. Subjects to a civil penalty of $250,000 any person who has committed a major consequence violation of a pipeline marking or excavation notification requirement, pipeline safety standard or regulation, or order. Authorizes the Secretary to impose a civil penalty on a person who obstructs or prevents an inspection or investigation of a gas pipeline or hazardous liquid pipeline. Prescribes a maximum civil penalty of $2.5 million for a related series of major consequence violations. Authorizes the Secretary to collect geospatial, technical, or other pipeline data on transportation-related oil flow lines (pipelines transporting oil off production grounds across areas not owned by the producer). Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring the installation in pipelines of remotely or automatically controlled valves capable of shutting of the flow of gas in the event of an accident. Requires the Secretary to establish standards for natural gas pipeline leak detection equipment and methods. Repeals the exemption from federal pipeline safety standards of the movement of gas and hazardous liquid through unregulated gathering lines in rural areas. Revises the definition of "hazardous liquid" to include non-petroleum fuels and biofuels. Directs the Secretary to prescribe additional standards to require, at … | 2023-01-11T13:21:24Z | |
| 111-sres-630 | 111 | sres | 630 | A resolution designating November 28, 2010, as "Drive Safer Sunday". | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-20 | 2010-09-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7225; text as passed Senate: CR S7225; text of measure as introduced: CR S7217-7218) | Senate | Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] | GA | R | I000055 | 2 | (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 28, 2009, Drive Safer Sunday. | 2017-12-13T21:32:02Z | |
| 111-hr-6150 | 111 | hr | 6150 | To amend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-09-16 | 2010-09-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] | CA | R | G000021 | 18 | Increases from $200 million to $500 million the aggregate allowable amount that can be awarded (liability cap) for a single passenger rail accident or incident that was proximately caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct of a defendant. (Current law limits to $200 million the aggregate allowable award to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident.) Increases from $200 million to $500 million per accident or incident the mandatory total minimum insurance or self-insurance liability coverage Amtrak must maintain. | 2023-01-11T13:21:35Z | |
| 111-s-3743 | 111 | s | 3743 | A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Requires states, at a minimum, to cooperate with affected nonmetropolitan local officials responsible for transportation through regional transportation planning organizations to develop and implement long-range statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs, with emphasis on addressing the transportation needs of nonmetropolitan areas of the state. Defines a regional transportation planning organization as a multi-jurisdictional organization composed of nonmetropolitan local officials (or their designees) and representatives of local transportation systems who all volunteer for such organization. | 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z | |
| 111-s-3755 | 111 | s | 3755 | Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 1 | Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act - Expands a shipowner's liability to claims not subject to limitation to include: (1) personal injury claims; (2) wrongful death claims; and (3) claims relating to oil drilling or exploration or the discharge of oil from a vessel or offshore facility. Excepts the owner of a fishing vessel from such limitation for claims for personal injury or wrongful death, unless the claim involves the privity or knowledge of the owner. Allows punitive damages to be assessed without regard to the amount of compensatory damages assessed in a civil maritime action for damages arising out of a maritime tort, subject to exception. Amends the Death on the High Seas Act to permit the personal representative of a decedent to bring a civil action in admiralty or law (limited to admiralty under current law) against the person or vessel responsible for the decedent's death when the death was caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond three nautical miles from the shore of the United States. Allows recovery in such an action for fair compensation for nonpecuniary loss (limited to pecuniary loss under current law), plus a fair compensation for the decedent's pain and suffering. Defines "nonpecuniary loss" as loss of care, comfort, and companionship. Amends provisions concerning commercial aviation accidents to include general aviation accidents. Amends the Jones Act to allow recovery for the loss of care, comfort, and companionship of a seaman in a claim by the seaman's representative relating to oil drilling or exploration or the discharge of oil when the seaman died as the result of such oil drilling or exploration or the discharge of oil. | 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z | |
| 111-sres-610 | 111 | sres | 610 | A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6906-6907) | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 3 | Recognizes the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR) days. Acknowledges the critical role of freight and passenger rail in our nation's intermodal transportation system. Commends efforts of the state governments of Colorado and New Mexico, the C&TSRR Commission, the C&TSRR Management Company, and Friends of the C&TSRR for their efforts to maintain this historic and scenic railroad. | 2023-01-11T13:21:37Z | |
| 111-s-3705 | 111 | s | 3705 | Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-08-04 | 2010-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 3 | Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2010 - Allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a maximum gross weight (including enforcement tolerances) exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System (IHS) routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles; (2) the weight of any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds; (3) the weight of any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds; (4) the weight of any group of 3 or more axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds; and (5) the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 97,000 pounds. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a safe and efficient vehicle bridge infrastructure improvement program. Requires the Secretary to apportion amounts from the Safe and Efficient Vehicle Trust Fund to states for eligible bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an overweight vehicle tax on any vehicles that exceed federal weight limitations operating on the IHS; and (2) establish the Safe and Efficient Vehicle Trust Fund. | 2023-01-11T13:21:39Z | |
| 111-sres-606 | 111 | sres | 606 | A resolution designating August 29, 2010, as "Railroad Retirement Day". | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-08-04 | 2010-08-04 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6739) | Senate | Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL] | IL | D | B001266 | 0 | Designates August 29, 2010, as Railroad Retirement Day. | 2023-01-11T13:21:37Z | |
| 111-hr-6008 | 111 | hr | 6008 | Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-30 | 2010-09-29 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | S001178 | 13 | Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification Act or CLEAN Act - Requires an owner or operator of a pipeline facility to provide immediate telephonic notice to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) and the National Response Center within one hour following the discovery of a release of a hazardous liquid (or another substance) and gas. Requires the Secretary to issue guidance to clarify the meaning of the term "discovery." Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain on the DOT website a database of all reportable releases involving gas or hazardous liquid pipelines; and (2) allow the public to search the database for incidents by pipeline facility owner or operator. Subjects to a civil penalty any person who has obstructed or prevented the Secretary from carrying out an inspection or investigation with respect to a gas or liquid pipeline accident. Increases the maximum civil penalty: (1) from $100,000 to $250,000 for each violation of a federal pipeline safety requirement or order (including one-call notification and related requirements); and (2) from $1 million to $2.5 million for a related series of violations. | 2023-01-11T13:21:37Z | |
| 111-hr-6023 | 111 | hr | 6023 | To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Chicago Harbor, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-30 | 2010-08-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | IL | D | D000096 | 1 | Deauthorizes a portion of the project for navigation, Chicago Harbor, Illinois, authorized by the Acts of March 3, 1899, and March 2, 1919. | 2023-01-11T13:21:48Z | |
| 111-hr-6064 | 111 | hr | 6064 | Commuter Bill of Rights Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-30 | 2010-08-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] | MD | D | R000576 | 1 | Commuter Bill of Rights Act of 2010 - Establishes the Commuter Transit Rights Commission. Requires the Commission to make recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation in the form of a Commuter Bill of Rights which includes: (1) a list of situations in which a provider of public transportation will implement its contingency plan during an emergency; (2) recommendations for minimum standards that a plan must meet, including the provision of food, water, restrooms, ventilation, and medical services, as well as the distribution of certain critical information to commuters on a disabled or delayed train or other transit vehicle; and (3) recommendations for federal regulations on commuter safety during emergencies. Authorizes the Secretary to provide competitive grants to providers of public transportation to develop and implement contingency plans that fulfill the Bill of Rights. Requires the Secretary to review the Bill of Rights and issue regulations to require providers of public transportation to comply with the Bill's recommended standards. Requires the Secretary to use the Bill of Rights to develop related federal policies. Authorizes the Secretary to assess penalties or sanctions against providers of public transportation who fail to submit, obtain approval of, or adhere to its contingency plan. Requires the Secretary to establish a consumer hotline telephone number for public transportation complaints. | 2023-01-11T13:21:47Z | |
| 111-s-3679 | 111 | s | 3679 | STARS Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-30 | 2010-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Students Taking Action for Road Safety Act of 2010 or STARS Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a teen traffic safety grant program to award formula grants to states to implement statewide programs to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers. Authorizes a state to use grant funds to implement such statewide program to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers, including activities to support peer-to-peer education and prevention strategies in schools and communities to increase safety belt use and reduce speeding, impaired and distracted driving, underage drinking, and other destructive teen driver decisions that lead to injuries and fatalities. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a national, nonprofit organization to establish a technical assistance center to provide training and technical assistance to state and local officials, student leaders, school advisors, and other entities associated with the grant program. Authorizes the center to operate a national teen traffic safety clearinghouse. Directs the Secretary to establish the National Teen Driver Advisory Council to study and develop an education and prevention strategy to reduce teen driver injuries and fatalities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:42Z | |
| 111-hr-5930 | 111 | hr | 5930 | Consumer Protection in Airline Ticket Validity Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] | NY | D | T000326 | 0 | Consumer Protection in Airline Ticket Validity Act of 2010 - Makes it an unfair or deceptive practice for any air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent to: (1) sell an airline ticket that expires before the last day of the three-year period beginning upon the ticket's issuance; or (2) impose unreasonable restrictions, penalties, or fees on requests to reschedule an air passenger's itinerary that occur before the ticket expires. | 2023-01-11T13:21:51Z | |
| 111-hr-5944 | 111 | hr | 5944 | Railroad Hours of Service Employees Technical Corrections Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-29 | 2010-10-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | B001242 | 14 | Railroad Hours of Service Employees Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 to consider that a railroad employee, subject to hours of service under federal law, meets the hours of service eligibility requirement under FMLA if: (1) the employee has worked for or been paid for at least 60% of the applicable total guarantee, or the equivalent, for the previous 12-month period, by the employer with respect to whom FMLA leave is requested; and (2) the employee has worked for or been paid by that employer for at least 504 hours (not counting personal commute time or time spent on vacation leave or medical or sick leave) during such period. Defines "applicable guarantee" for an employee, as established in the applicable collective bargaining agreement or, if none exists, in the employer's policies as: (1) the minimum number of hours for which an employer has agreed to schedule a nonreserve status employee for any given period; and (2) the number of hours for which an employer has agreed to pay a reserve status employee for any given period. | 2023-01-11T13:21:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5949 | 111 | hr | 5949 | STARS Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] | MA | D | C001037 | 0 | Students Taking Action for Road Safety Act of 2010 or STARS Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a teen traffic safety grant program to make formula grants to states to implement statewide programs to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers. Authorizes a state to use grant funds to implement a statewide program to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers, including activities to support peer-to-peer education and prevention strategies in schools and communities to increase safety belt use and reduce speeding, impaired and distracted driving, underage drinking, and other destructive teen driver decisions that lead to injuries and fatalities. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a national, nonprofit organization (center) to provide training and technical assistance to state and local officials, student leaders, school advisors, and other entities associated with the grant program. Authorizes the center to operate a national teen traffic safety clearinghouse. Directs the Secretary to establish the National Teen Driver Advisory Council to study and develop an education and prevention strategy to reduce teen driver injuries and fatalities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5951 | 111 | hr | 5951 | Corridor N Extension Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | C001081 | 0 | Corridor N Extension Act of 2010 - Designates as an addition to Corridor N of the Appalachian development highway system a 149-mile segment from Corridor M to Corridor T in Maryland and Pennsylvania. | 2023-01-11T13:21:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5967 | 111 | hr | 5967 | Clean Ports Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 92 | Clean Ports Act of 2010 - Declares that federal preemption of state and local law relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state, local government, or the political authority of two or more states to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of such port facilities, provided such requirements are in accordance with federal law. Declares that nothing in this Act shall limit the authority reserved to any state or political subdivision of such state under the Clean Air Act. | 2023-01-11T13:21:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5976 | 111 | hr | 5976 | Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House | Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | S001165 | 9 | Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 - Declares U.S. policy with respect to freight transportation. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) an Office of Freight Planning and Development. Directs the Secretary to develop a long-term National Freight Freight Transportation Strategic Plan to guide planning and investments in the national transportation system to move freight. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop new or improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects; (2) facilitate the collection of transportation-related data to support a broad range of evaluation methods and techniques to assist in making transportation investment decisions; and (3) consider improvements to the Commodity Flow Survey that reduce identified freight data gaps and deficiencies and help evaluate forecasts of transportation demand. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a competitive grant program for capital investment projects that improve the efficiency of the national transportation system to move freight; and (2) give priority to projects with the highest system performance improvement relative to their benefit-cost analysis. Limits the federal share of project net capital costs at 80%. Requires a grant recipient to submit to the Secretary: (1) a project management plan and an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $500 million or more; and (2) an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $100 million or more. Repeals specified prohibitions against the transfer of amounts from the Highway Trust Fund to the Port Infrastructure Development Fund. | 2023-01-11T13:21:49Z | |
| 111-s-3670 | 111 | s | 3670 | Safe Highway Markings Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] | PA | D | S000709 | 1 | Safe Highway Markings Act of 2010 - Prescribes standards for glass beads used in pavement markings, limiting the arsenic or lead content to 200 parts per million. Requires states that receive certain federal-aid highway funds to ensure that each glass bead used in pavement markings on or along federal-aid highway roads or highways does not contain more than 200 parts per million arsenic or lead. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), to withhold up to 5% of the apportionment of funds for any state that does not comply with such standards. | 2023-01-11T13:21:42Z | |
| 111-hr-5897 | 111 | hr | 5897 | Economic Revitalization and Innovation Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-28 | 2010-09-29 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 14 | Economic Revitalization and Innovation Act of 2010 - Declares that: (1) assistance under this Act should be made available to distressed communities in both rural and urban areas and to promote sustainable economic development practices; (2) local communities should work in partnership with neighboring communities and other entities to develop strategies to alleviate economic distress and enhance competitiveness in the global economy; (3) distressed communities should be encouraged to take affirmative steps to promote innovation and entrepreneurship; and (4) research assistance under this Act should help regions across the United States leverage the economic assets of those regions in a comprehensive manner. Adds to the definition of "Regional Commissions" the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, Northern Border Regional Commission, and Southwest Border Regional Commission. Title I: Economic Development Partnerships Cooperation and Coordination - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (PWDA) to identify economic development districts and university centers as nonprofit organizations that provide technical assistance to states and other entities to advance economic development activities. (Sec. 102) Authorizes and encourages the Secretary of Commerce to consult and cooperate with federal, state, and local entities in supporting economic and workforce development and in promoting regional innovation clusters. (Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary to coordinate activities with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and other relevant entities to leverage and maximize the economic development potential of federal investments in high-speed rail projects. Title II: Grants for Public Works and Economic Development - (Sec. 201) Expands the definition of "development facility" under PWDA to include a facility of a business incubator or a science and research park. (Sec. 202) Includes as an eligible use of Economic Development Authority (EDA) grant funds indirect admin… | 2023-01-11T13:21:37Z | |
| 111-hr-5900 | 111 | hr | 5900 | Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-28 | 2010-08-01 | Became Public Law No: 111-216. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of House passed version is repeated here.) Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 - Title I: Airport and Airway Extension - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through September 30, 2010: (1) excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property (ticket taxes); and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. (Sec. 103) Extends through September 30, 2010, project grant authority for the airport improvement program (AIP). (Sec. 104) Extends through September 30, 2010, various airport development projects, including: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fees at nonhub airports; (2) small airport grants for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (3) the temporary increase to 95% in the government share of certain AIP project costs; and (4) the funding of Midway Island airport development. Extends through September 30, 2010: (1) state and local land use compatibility projects under the AIP program; (2) certain competitive access assurance requirements for large or medium hub airport sponsors applying for AIP grants; (3) the authority of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority to apply for an airport development grant and impose a passenger facility fee; and (4) Department of Transportation (DOT) insurance coverage for domestic and foreign-flag air carriers, allowing further extension through December 31, 2010. Extends through December 31, 2010, air carrier liability limits for injuries to passengers resulting from acts of terrorism. (Sec. 105) Extends through FY2010 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; (2) air navigation facilities and equipment; and (3) research, engineering, and development. Title II: Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement - (Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to report annually to Congress and t… | 2023-03-22T18:07:23Z | |
| 111-hr-5867 | 111 | hr | 5867 | Military Personnel Readiness Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-27 | 2010-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2] | VA | D | N000183 | 0 | Military Personnel Readiness Act of 2010 - Authorizes a state agency with jurisdiction over the operation of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility to: (1) permit vehicles operated by active duty members of the Armed Forces, law enforcement officers, or emergency response personnel to use HOV lane highways; and (2) take necessary action to implement these exceptions, including establishing eligibility requirements for such operators and providing for the badging of vehicles. Directs the Comptroller General to study, and report to Congress on, the effects of traffic congestion on military readiness in metropolitan areas with high concentrations of military personnel. | 2023-01-11T13:21:52Z | |
| 111-hr-5871 | 111 | hr | 5871 | SEED Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-27 | 2010-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] | MO | D | C001060 | 0 | Supporting Entrepreneurial Economic Development Act or SEED Act - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to allow a recipient of an economic adjustment grant to directly expend or redistribute grant funds to public and private organizations in the form of non-debt financing of for-profit companies in business incubators. Defines: (1) "business incubator" to mean an organization or entity, including an academic institution, established to foster the startup of businesses or accelerate the growth of fledgling companies by providing entrepreneurs with resources and services to produce viable businesses that can help create jobs and restore vitality to distressed areas; and (2) "non-debt financing" to mean funding used to help business incubators develop an idea and create the first product to be brought to market for the first time. | 2023-01-11T13:21:52Z | |
| 111-s-3659 | 111 | s | 3659 | SAFE Port Reauthorization Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-27 | 2010-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | SAFE Port Reauthorization Act - Authorizes appropriations for port security grants. Amends the SAFE Port Act to authorize appropriations for: (1) the automated targeting system for identifying and inspecting high-risk oceanborne container cargo; (2) the Container Security Initiative; and (3) the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). Permits: (1) unannounced inspections of a C-TPAT participant's security measures; and (2) provision of voluntary supply chain security training. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a program to promote sharing of private sector security-related information. Requires the Secretary, prior to entering into an agreement between the United States and a foreign government providing for mutual recognition of supply chain security programs, to: (1) notify Congress of such agreement's terms; and (2) determine that the foreign government's program provides a C-TPAT level of security. Sets forth exemptions to the requirement that a container loaded on a vessel in a foreign port not be allowed into the United States unless it was scanned by nonintrusive imaging and radiation detection equipment prior to loading. Directs the Secretary to establish the America's Waterway Watch Program to promote voluntary public and industry recognition and reporting of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior against a vessel, facility, port, or waterway. Directs the Secretary to provide for maritime and cargo security research and development, as well as a maritime and cargo security demonstration project. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to provide a foreign government with port security and safety assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:21:42Z | |
| 111-hr-5859 | 111 | hr | 5859 | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-26 | 2010-07-26 | Referred to House Administration | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 2 | Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to honor collectively the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in recognition of their military service and exemplary record during World War II. Requires the Medal's display at the Smithsonian Institution. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the CAP. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals. | 2023-01-11T13:21:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5819 | 111 | hr | 5819 | Roadway Safety Training and Access Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] | KY | R | G000558 | 2 | Roadway Safety Training and Access Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to one not-for-profit organization to develop a roadway safety training institute to deliver comprehensive and uniform roadway safety training to roadway workers across the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z | |
| 111-s-3629 | 111 | s | 3629 | Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 2 | Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 - Declares U.S. policy with respect to freight transportation. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) an Office of Freight Planning and Development. Directs the Secretary to develop a long-term National Freight Freight Transportation Strategic Plan to guide planning and investments in the national transportation system to move freight. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop new or improve existing tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and other transportation projects; (2) facilitate the collection of transportation-related data to support a broad range of evaluation methods and techniques to assist in making transportation investment decisions; and (3) consider improvements to the Commodity Flow Survey that reduce identified freight data gaps and deficiencies and help evaluate forecasts of transportation demand. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a competitive grant program for capital investment projects that improve the efficiency of the national transportation system to move freight; and (2) give priority to projects with the highest system performance improvement relative to their benefit-cost analysis. Limits the federal share of project net capital costs at 80%. Requires a grant recipient to submit to the Secretary: (1) a project management plan and an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $500 million or more; and (2) an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $100 million or more. Repeals specified prohibitions against the transfer of amounts from the Highway Trust Fund to the Port Infrastructure Development Fund. | 2023-01-11T13:21:43Z | |
| 111-s-3638 | 111 | s | 3638 | Public Transportation Safety Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-26 | By Senator Dodd from Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-232. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Public Transportation Safety Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to create a national public transportation safety plan to improve the safety of all public transportation systems that receive federal assistance. Requires the Secretary to establish a public transportation safety certification training program for federal and state employees, or other designated personnel, who conduct safety audits and examinations of public transportation systems, as well as employees of public transportation agencies responsible for safety oversight. Requires each state or local government, or other public transportation system operator, that receives federal assistance to certify it has established an agency safety plan meeting certain minimum criteria. Prescribes requirements for state safety oversight programs for grant-recipient states with a rail fixed guideway public transportation system (or one in the design or construction phase) that is not subject to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulation. Requires an eligible state, in order to obligate its formula capital grant apportionment, to have an approved state safety oversight program in effect as well as an independent state safety oversight agency. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible states to develop or carry out such a program. Sets the federal share of program costs under a grant at 80%. Grants a state safety oversight agency the authority to request the Secretary to take certain enforcement actions against a rail fixed guideway public transportation system that is not in compliance with federal safety laws. Requires national uniformity of public transportation safety laws, regulations, and orders. Allows a state to adopt or continue in force a public transportation safety law, regulation, or order: (1) until the Secretary promulgates a regulation or issues an order covering public t… | 2022-02-03T06:05:04Z | |
| 111-s-3639 | 111 | s | 3639 | Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 1 | Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard (CG) is operating (the Secretary in this bill, unless otherwise indicated) to prescribe regulations to establish education standards for recreational vessel operators. Establishes within the CG the America's Waterway Watch Program. Authorizes the Secretary to develop protocols, procedures, standards, and requirements for transportation of especially hazardous cargo to promote the safe and secure operation of ports, facilities, and vessels that transport such cargo. Requires the Secretary to initiate the development of an international committee also dedicated to promoting such safe and secure operations. Authorizes the CG Commandant to execute cooperative enforcement agreements with law enforcement agencies under which law agency personnel are deputized and assets are placed under CG control to enforce security zones for the transportation of especially hazardous cargo. Requires the CG Commandant to establish national standards for training, qualification, and credentialing of such personnel. Requires the Secretary to establish a strategic plan for the utilization of certain programs to assist foreign ports and facilities found not to maintain effective antiterrorism measures in the implementation of such measures. Requires an area maritime transportation security plan to establish regional response and recovery protocols to mitigate regional transportation security incidents. Requires the Secretary to ensure the deployment of interoperable communications technology at all interagency operational centers for port security at high-priority U.S. ports. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to require U.S. and foreign commercial vessels that enter a U.S. port or facility to designate a U.S. person who will be responsible for responding to a transportation security incident involving the vessel while in the United States. Directs the Secretary to develop a national standard and formula for pri… | 2023-01-11T13:21:42Z | |
| 111-hconres-300 | 111 | hconres | 300 | Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-21 | 2010-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000570 | 1 | Recognizes the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR) days. Acknowledges the critical role of freight and passenger rail in our nation's intermodal transportation system. Commends efforts of the state governments of Colorado and New Mexico, the C&TSRR Commission, the C&TSRR Management Company, and Friends of the C&TSRR for their efforts to maintain this historic and scenic railroad. | 2020-02-14T19:15:09Z | |
| 111-hr-5791 | 111 | hr | 5791 | Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-20 | 2010-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] | CA | D | G000559 | 20 | Buses, Rail Cars, Ferryboats: Make it in America Act of 2010 - Eliminates certain waivers of Buy American requirements that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) obligate federal funding for capital public transportation projects only if U.S. steel, iron, and manufactured goods are used in such projects. (Retains the current waiver of such Buy American requirements for any case where use of U.S. material will increase overall project costs by more than 25%.) | 2023-01-11T13:21:55Z | |
| 111-hr-5799 | 111 | hr | 5799 | Transportation Efficiency Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-20 | 2010-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] | PA | D | S001169 | 0 | Transportation Efficiency Act - Directs the President to create a National Intermodal Transportation Planning Task Force to: (1) study the nation's transportation needs and priorities for the next 30 years; (2) convene a conference on National Transportation Planning; and (3) draft a National Intermodal Transportation plan that includes short- and long-term goals for meeting those priorities and improving intermodal transportation planning for all modes of the national transportation system. | 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z | |
| 111-hr-5801 | 111 | hr | 5801 | To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the subsidization of Amtrak sleeper class service, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-20 | 2010-07-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] | TX | R | T000238 | 4 | Directs Amtrak to ensure that fares charged for sleeper class service on all Amtrak long-distance routes are priced to equal all of the operating costs for providing such service. Requires Amtrak to discontinue such service in cases where total service costs exceed total revenues for the service for the first full fiscal year beginning after enactment of this Act. Prohibits Amtrak from using federal funds to subsidize sleeper class service. | 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z | |
| 111-hr-5770 | 111 | hr | 5770 | Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-19 | 2010-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2010 - Encourages the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enter into negotiations through the International Maritime Organization to execute agreements to promote coordinated action among the United States, Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and other seafaring and Arctic nations to ensure in the Arctic: (1) placement and maintenance of aids to navigation; (2) appropriate marine safety, tug, and salvage capabilities; (3) oil spill prevention and response capability; (4) maritime domain awareness, including long-range vessel tracking; and (5) search and rescue. Directs the Committee on the Maritime Transportation System to coordinate the establishment of domestic transportation policies in the Arctic necessary to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, or other agreements with, or make grants to, individuals and governments to carry out this Act or any agreements. Directs the Secretary to promote safe commercial maritime navigation by means of icebreaking where needed. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into agreements or contracts with or make grants to: (1) individuals to conduct demonstration projects to reduce emissions or discharges from vessels operating in the Arctic; as well as (2) maritime training institutions to train mariners for ice navigation and Artic operations, including the prevention of discharges. Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to analyze: (1) the costs and benefits of extending the service life of the existing fleet of icebreakers or of constructing new icebreakers for the Coast Guard; and (2) the impact on the U.S. ice-breaking mission and ability to maintain a presence in the Artic regions through 2020 if recapitalization of the icebreaker fleet is not fully funded. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to specified congressional committees on the results of the ongoing High Latitude Study to assess Arctic ice-breakin… | 2023-01-11T13:21:55Z | |
| 111-hr-5750 | 111 | hr | 5750 | FAMS Augmentation Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-15 | 2010-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 1 | FAMS Augmentation Act of 2010 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to increase the number of federal air marshals by at least an additional 1,750 above the number of such marshals as of January 31, 2010, to ensure increased transportation security for inbound international flights. Declares the goal of this Act is to increase the number of inbound flights with federal marshals onboard while maintaining federal marshal presence on domestic point-to-point flights at or above December 25, 2009, levels. Directs the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to establish a policy requiring newly hired federal air marshals to complete as part of their basic training the criminal investigative training program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Requires federal air marshals hired before enactment of this Act who have not completed such program to attend an alternative training program. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish in FAMS an Office of the Ombudsman. | 2023-01-11T13:21:56Z | |
| 111-s-3600 | 111 | s | 3600 | Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-15 | 2010-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 2 | Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act - Repeals specified general limitations on a shipowner's liability (the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851) for personal injury or death on seagoing vessels. Allows punitive damages to be assessed without regard to the amount of compensatory damages assessed in a civil maritime action for damages arising out of a maritime tort. Amends the Death on the High Seas Act to permit the personal representative of a decedent to bring a civil action in admiralty or law (limited to admiralty under current law) against the person or vessel responsible for the decedent's death when the death was caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond three nautical miles from the shore of the United States. Limits the right to bring such action to the decedent's survivors, including spouse, parent, child, or dependent relative. Allows recovery in such an action for fair compensation for nonpecuniary loss (limited to pecuniary loss under current law), plus a fair compensation for the decedent's pain and suffering. Defines "nonpecuniary loss" as loss of care, comfort, and companionship. Amends the Jones Act to allow recovery for the loss of the care, comfort, and companionship of a seaman who died in the course of employment. Removes restrictions on the bringing of actions under U.S. maritime law by workers who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents against a mineral or energy company for personal injury or death occurring in the territorial waters or continental shelf of a foreign country. | 2023-01-11T13:21:43Z | |
| 111-s-3602 | 111 | s | 3602 | STOPS Runoff Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-15 | 2010-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5970) | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 0 | Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff Act or STOPS Runoff Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a federal-aid highway runoff pollution management program to ensure that covered federal-aid highway projects are constructed in accordance with certain minimum standards designed to control and treat polluted stormwater runoff. Authorizes the Secretary to approve state covered highway projects receiving federal funding only if the state provides assurances that it will construct the project in accordance with such standards. | 2023-01-11T13:21:43Z | |
| 111-hr-5730 | 111 | hr | 5730 | Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-14 | 2010-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4] | CO | D | M001172 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act - Rescinds certain unobligated amounts allocated under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) for: (1) high cost bridge projects; (2) congestion relief projects; (3) high priority corridor segments on the National Highway System; (4) rural and urban access projects and urban mobility projects; (5) innovative projects; and (6) priority intermodal transportation projects. Rescinds certain unobligated amounts allocated under the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (STURAA) for federal-aid system demonstration projects. Rescinds unobligated amounts under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) for certain high priority projects in which less than 10% of the amount authorized for such projects has been obligated. Repeals the designation of a specified segment of U.S. Route 322 as an addition to Corridor O in Pennsylvania on the Appalachian development highway system. Rescinds a specified amount of unallocated funds authorized for FY2005-FY2009 under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for the high priority projects program. Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to report to Congress on each authorized project in the following categories that has inactive funds or that has been completed in the previous fiscal year: (1) each high priority project authorization under TEA-21; (2) each project of national and regional significance, highway construction project in a corridor of national significance, high priority project authorization, and transportation improvement project under SAFETEA-LU; and (3) specified bridge program set-aside projects. Requires such report also to specify for each project the amount of funds authorized, any unobligated balance of funds, and… | 2023-01-11T13:21:56Z | |
| 111-s-3566 | 111 | s | 3566 | Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-12 | 2010-12-21 | By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-382. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 3 | Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for FY2011 for the Maritime Administration for: (1) operations and training activities, including earmarks for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy capital improvements and maintenance and repair for State Maritime Schools training ships; (2) administrative expenses related to maritime guaranteed loan commitments; (3) the disposal of non-retention vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; and (4) maintenance of a U.S.-flag merchant fleet. (Sec. 3) Revises the purposes of the United States Merchant Marine Academy to emphasize: (1) its status as an institution of higher education; and (2) maritime-related research and provision of other appropriate academic support, assistance, training, and activities to prepare individuals for service in the U.S. merchant marine. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary, not later than July 31, 2012, to report to Congress on the status of the nation's coastal and inland waterways infrastructure. Authorizes the Secretary to investigate, make determinations concerning, and develop a repository of statistical information on intercoastal water transportation. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Maritime Administration to assess, and report to Congress on, the potential for using container-on-barge transportation on the inland waterways system. (Sec. 5) Eliminates separate landside congestion mitigation projects from the short sea transportation program. Authorizes the Secretary to designate a project as a short sea transportation project if it will provide transportation services for passengers or freight (or both) that may reduce congestion on landside infrastructure or lead to other public benefits. (Sec. 6) Declares that certain maritime law limitations shall not affect the Maritime Administration's authority to dispose of National Defense Reserve Fleet vessels or shipyards for recycling. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to establish a green ship… | 2023-01-11T13:21:09Z | |
| 111-hres-1498 | 111 | hres | 1498 | Supporting efforts to retain the ban on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) ability to lobby State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urging the NHTSA to focus on crash prevention and rider education and training. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-07-01 | 2010-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 12 | Supports efforts to retain the ban on the ability of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to lobby state legislators using federal tax dollars. Recognizes the importance of motorcycle crash prevention as the primary source of motorcycle safety. Encourages NHTSA to: (1) focus on crash prevention and rider education as the most significant priorities in motorcycle safety; and (2) provide appropriate congressional committees a statement why it believes it is less important to focus on crash prevention, rider education and training, proper licensing, and reducing impaired riding than on mandating universal helmet use. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any law that supersedes state laws regarding the use of helmets as it applies to denial of health coverage and benefits resulting from an injury sustained while riding a motorcycle should not be implemented. | 2023-01-11T13:21:47Z | |
| 111-hconres-292 | 111 | hconres | 292 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Aerospace Week, and for other purposes. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-30 | 2010-09-14 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] | MI | R | E000092 | 14 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals and ideals of National Aerospace Week. Recognizes the contributions of the aerospace industry to the history, economy, security, and educational system of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:19:56Z | |
| 111-hconres-294 | 111 | hconres | 294 | Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-30 | 2010-09-23 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] | VA | D | P000600 | 15 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia. Acknowledges the historic and enduring scenic, recreational, and economic value of the Blue Ridge Parkway. | 2023-01-11T13:19:56Z | |
| 111-hr-5646 | 111 | hr | 5646 | To designate the FAA Air Control Tower located at Memphis International Airport as the Freedom Tower. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-30 | 2010-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 0 | Designates the new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Control Tower at Memphis International Airport as the Freedom Tower. | 2023-01-11T13:19:51Z | |
| 111-sconres-66 | 111 | sconres | 66 | A concurrent resolution to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-30 | 2010-06-30 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5704) | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 3 | Commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia. Acknowledges the historic and enduring scenic, recreational, and economic value of the Blue Ridge Parkway. | 2023-01-11T13:19:45Z | |
| 111-hr-5627 | 111 | hr | 5627 | Commerce for Defenders Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-29 | 2010-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] | WV | D | R000011 | 8 | Commerce for Defenders Act of 2010 - Amends the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to give preference to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans in the awarding of contracts and subcontracts using federal-aid highway, public transportation, commercial motor vehicle safety, the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, transportation research, and highway safety research and development program funds. | 2023-01-11T13:19:52Z | |
| 111-hr-5611 | 111 | hr | 5611 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part II | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-28 | 2010-07-02 | Became Public Law No: 111-197. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] | MI | D | L000263 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part II - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through August 1, 2010: (1) increased excise taxes on aviation fuels and the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Increases the authorization of appropriations for FY2010 for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects. Extends through August 1, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to make airport improvement project (AIP) grants. Extends through August 1, 2010: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports; and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to extend through August 1, 2010, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through October 31, 2010. Extends through August 1, 2010: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility projects under the AIP; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for an airport development project grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee. Amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through August 1, 2010: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain AIP project costs; and (2) funding for airport development at Midway Island Airport. Extends through August 1, 2010, and increases for the period beginning on October 1, 2009, the authorization of appropriations for: (1) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; (2) air navigation facilities and equipment; and… | 2023-03-22T18:07:23Z | |
| 111-hr-5613 | 111 | hr | 5613 | American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-28 | 2010-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 8 | American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Protection Act - Requires all vessels engaged in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or in the support of such drilling, to be documented with a registry endorsement (current law refers only to mobile offshore drilling units). | 2023-01-11T13:19:52Z | |
| 111-hr-5621 | 111 | hr | 5621 | Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-28 | 2010-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] | CA | D | S001156 | 2 | Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize to be appropriated out of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund such sums as may be necessary to pay up to 100% of the eligible costs of preparing a federal environmental impact statement for a navigation project for a harbor or an inland harbor or any separable element thereof. | 2023-01-11T13:19:52Z | |
| 111-hr-5604 | 111 | hr | 5604 | Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-25 | 2010-07-21 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] | VA | D | P000600 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 - Rescinds specified amounts authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for: (1) safety belt performance grants; (2) administrative expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (3) the National Driver Register; (4) NHTSA operations and research; and (5) transit formula and bus grants. | 2023-01-11T13:19:52Z | |
| 111-hr-5591 | 111 | hr | 5591 | To designate the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the "Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower". | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-24 | 2010-12-22 | Became Public Law No: 111-326. | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 20, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, and any successor airport traffic control tower at that location, as the Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower. | 2023-03-22T18:07:22Z | |
| 111-hres-1473 | 111 | hres | 1473 | Supporting backcountry airstrips and recreational aviation. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-24 | 2010-09-15 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 14, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the value of recreational aviation and backcountry airstrips located on the nation's public lands. Commends aviators and the various private organizations that maintain these airstrips for public use. | 2023-01-11T13:19:49Z | |
| 111-s-3536 | 111 | s | 3536 | Securing Aircraft From Explosives Responsibly: Advanced Imaging Recognition Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-24 | 2010-06-28 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5486) | Senate | Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] | UT | R | B000382 | 1 | Securing Aircraft From Explosives Responsibly: Advanced Imaging Recognition Act of 2010 or SAFER AIR Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should: (1) increase efforts to address privacy concerns regarding the screening of passengers using advanced imaging technology at airports; and (2) conduct additional testing of advanced imaging technology; and (3) deploy technology to standardize images, remove personally identifying characteristics, while providing transportation security officers with necessary information, and upgrade equipment to detect new threats without major capital expenditures. Declares it to be U.S. policy to aggressively seek, develop, and timely deploy primary screening technologies capable of detecting and protecting against threats to domestic and international aviation travel that cannot be effectively and efficiently detected by other technologies currently more commonly used, such as metal detectors. Directs the Secretary to ensure that advanced imaging technology and other advanced technology with capability to detect weapons, on-body plastic explosives, and other nonmetallic explosives are timely deployed for the primary screening of aircraft passengers. Requires the Secretary to provide passengers with an option for primary screening other than the use of such technologies. Requires all advanced imaging technology equipment used at airport checkpoints to be configured so that passenger: (1) images are not retained; and (2) facial features are blurred, while allowing detection of individual on-body threats. Prohibits DHS employees from having cameras or cell phones present while viewing such images. Requires such employees to communicate with other DHS employees using a wireless headset or another comparable method of communication that does not allow for the transmission of the image. | 2023-01-11T13:19:46Z | |
| 111-hr-5585 | 111 | hr | 5585 | Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-23 | 2010-06-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] | TX | R | C001051 | 18 | Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act or WAIVER Act - Waives requirements for coastwise endorsements to a certificate of documentation in order to engage in coastwise trade for foreign vessels engaged in containment, remediation, or associated activities in connection with the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. | 2023-01-11T13:19:53Z | |
| 111-s-3525 | 111 | s | 3525 | Open America's Waters Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-23 | 2010-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 1 | Open America's Waters Act - Directs the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard to issue regulations to: (1) repeal certain (Jones Act) restrictions on the issuance of a coastwise endorsement for a vessel to engage in the coastwise trade; and (2) require a vessel permitted to engage in the coastwise trade to meet appropriate safety and security requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:19:46Z | |
| 111-hres-1463 | 111 | hres | 1463 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Railroad Retirement Day. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-22 | 2010-07-20 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] | VA | D | P000600 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals and ideals of Railroad Retirement Day as designated by the Railroad Retirement Board. Recognizes the important contributions that the rail industry, rail workers, and retirees make to the national transportation system. Urges the people of the United States to recognize such a day as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of the railroad retirement system to America's working families. | 2023-01-11T13:19:49Z | |
| 111-s-3512 | 111 | s | 3512 | Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-18 | 2010-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 7 | Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act - Waives requirements for coastwise endorsements to a certificate of documentation in order to engage in coastwise trade for foreign vessels engaged in containment, remediation, or associated activities in connection with the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. | 2023-01-11T13:19:46Z | |
| 111-hr-5545 | 111 | hr | 5545 | To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of Columbia, under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-16 | 2010-07-21 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Deauthorizes a specified portion of the project for navigation, Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of Columbia. | 2023-01-11T13:19:54Z | |
| 111-s-3485 | 111 | s | 3485 | Rural Mobility and Access for America Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-15 | 2010-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 12 | Rural Mobility and Access for America Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program for the allocation of federal funds for surface transportation program projects in rural states. Defines "rural state" as any of the 50 states that: (1) has a population density of 45 or fewer individuals per square mile of land area; or (2) does not include an urbanized area with a population of more than 500,000 individuals. | 2023-01-11T13:19:47Z | |
| 111-s-3483 | 111 | s | 3483 | Motor Carrier Protection Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-14 | 2010-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Motor Carrier Protection Act of 2010 - Requires each freight forwarder or freight broker registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to: (1) pay an annual registration renewal fee in an amount determined by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT); (2) provide updated registration information; and (3) submit proof of compliance with applicable surety and insurance requirements. Requires noncompliant brokers, freight forwarders, or motor carriers to be listed as inactive on all relevant DOT websites. Requires the FMCSA Administrator to issue a distinctive registration number for each activity or service of a person (including motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker) registered to provide one or more such activities or services. Requires a registrant to specify, in writing, the authority under which it is providing required services for each shipment for which it seeks compensation. Revises federal motor carrier registration requirements to prohibit a motor carrier from brokering transportation services unless registered as a broker. Requires registered motor carriers to maintain insurance for property damage when transporting property. Revises and consolidates federal registration and security requirements for freight forwarders and brokers. Prohibits a person from acting as a freight forwarder or broker unless that person: (1) holds a freight forwarder's permit or broker's license issued by the FMCSA; and (2) furnishes a bond or other surety from a provider determined by the FMCSA Administrator to be adequate to insure financial responsibility of at least $100,000. Prohibits a person acting as a broker (other than a non-vessel-operating common carrier), or an ocean freight forwarder providing brokerage as part of an international through movement involving ocean transportation between the United States and a foreign port, from providing interstate brokerage services unless that person: (1) is registered under and in compliance with this Act; and (2) has satisfied financial security r… | 2023-01-11T13:19:47Z | |
| 111-hr-5503 | 111 | hr | 5503 | Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-10 | 2010-07-13 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 26 | Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Death on the High Seas Act to permit the personal representative of a decedent to bring a civil action in admiralty or law (limited to admiralty under current law) against the person or vessel responsible for the decedent's death when the death was caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond three nautical miles from the shore of the United States. Limits the right to bring such an action to the decedent's survivors only (including, as under current law, spouse, parent, child, or dependent relative). Allows recovery in such an action for fair compensation for nonpecuniary loss (limited to pecuniary loss under current law), plus a fair compensation for the decedent's pain and suffering. Defines "nonpecuniary loss" as loss of care, comfort, and companionship. (Sec. 3) Amends the Jones Act to allow recovery for the loss of the care, comfort, and companionship of a seaman who died in the course of employment. Removes restrictions on the bringing of actions under U.S. maritime law by workers who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents against a mineral or energy company for personal injury or death occurring in the territorial waters or continental shelf of a foreign country. (Sec. 4) Repeals specified general limitations on a shipowner's liability (the Limitation of Liability Act) for personal injury or death on seagoing vessels. (Sec. 5) Amends the bankruptcy code to prohibit a trustee in bankruptcy from selling or leasing, except in the ordinary course of business, significant property of the estate of a debtor liable for a claim for wrongful death, personal injury, or property damage arising from an incident under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 unless: (1) more than one-half of the creditors, holding at least two-thirds the dollar aggregate amount of the claims not paid by the debtor, consent to such sale or lease; or (2) the court finds, after notice and a hearing, that al… | 2023-01-11T13:19:55Z | |
| 111-s-3478 | 111 | s | 3478 | Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-10 | 2010-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 4 | Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act or RESTORE Act - Repeals specified general limitations on liability (the Limitation of Liability Act) for personal injury or death, or loss or damage to merchandise due to fire, on seagoing vessels. | 2023-01-11T13:19:47Z | |
| 111-s-3463 | 111 | s | 3463 | Survivors Equality Act of 2010 | Transportation and Public Works | 2010-06-08 | 2010-06-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4660) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 5 | Survivors Equality Act of 2010 - Revises the amount and apportionment of recovery by the personal representative of a decedent who brings a civil action in admiralty against the person or vessel responsible for the decedent's death when the death was caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond three nautical miles from the U.S. shore. Allows recovery of a fair compensation for nonpecuniary loss (as well as pecuniary loss, as under current law), plus damages for the decedent's pre-death pain and suffering. Defines "nonpecuniary loss" as loss of care, comfort, and companionship. | 2023-01-11T13:19:48Z |
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