US Congress House Bill 2724 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 5 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 - Establishes: (1) national transportation objectives to provide a 21st century vision for the national surface transportation system, including to promote energy efficiency and achieve energy security, ensure environmental protection and safety for all transportation users, improve economic competitiveness and transportation system conditions, and provide equal access to transportation in urban, suburban, and rural communities; and (2) national transportation performance targets to meet such objectives, including to reduce per capita vehicle miles traveled by 16% and transportation-generated carbon dioxide levels by 40%, triple walking, biking, and public transportation use, increase freight transportation provided by railroad and intermodal services by 20%, and improve public safety and lower congestion costs by reducing traffic crashes by 50%. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) develop baseline levels and appropriate data collection systems for meeting the national transportation performance targets; and (2) develop and implement a National Surface Transportation Performance Plan.

National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009

Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Moore, Gwen
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Pastor, Ed	Rep Payne, Donald M.
Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Price, David E.	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.	Rep Sires, Albio
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Inslee, Jay	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.
Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.
Rep Kagen, Steve	Rep Baldwin, Tammy	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Carnahan, Russ
Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Filner, Bob
Rep Green, Al	Rep Hall, John J.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Hodes, Paul W.
Rep Napolitano, Grace F.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-05		Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2009-06-05		Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2009-06-04		Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN02724:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr2724ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr2724ih.pdf