US Congress House Bill 5713 (Prior Session Legislation)

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May 11 2012 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Talk Before You Toll Act of 2012 - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to revise the Interstate System (IS) reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to permit states to collect tolls on highways, bridges, or tunnels for reconstructing and rehabilitating IS highway corridors only if the state has solicited, received, and published on its website public comments approving or disapproving the toll facility, including comments on its economic and environmental impact. Directs the Secretary, upon a state's application for a facility, to meet monthly with local transportation representatives and consumer advocacy groups to discuss their views and recommendations for any modifications to a state's plan for a proposed toll facility. Requires a state to hold at least one public meeting to review the specifics of its final facility management plan and solicit public comment. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to: (1) publish on its website all comments and suggestions received by the state regarding the proposed toll facility, and (2) consider them before making a final determination on a state's application.

Talk Before You Toll Act of 2012

Rep Butterfield, G. K.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Kissell, Larry	Rep McIntyre, Mike
Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Watt, Melvin L.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2012-05-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN05713:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr5713ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr5713ih.pdf