US HB1028 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Commute Less Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires metropolitan planning organization (MPO) transportation plans to include, among other things, employer and transportation management organization outreach activities and strategies to help create and expand employer-based commuter programs. An "employer-based commuter program" means a program implemented by employers to provide their employees with alternatives to driving to and from work in a vehicle occupied by a single individual. The bill revises requirements regarding the interested parties that may comment on MPO transportation plans to include representatives of employers, employer-based commuter programs, and transportation management organizations. The bill requires each MPO to establish an employer advisory council consisting of representatives of employers in the transportation management area. Each council shall develop and maintain a commuter trip reduction plan that identifies area goals for the reduction of vehicle miles traveled during peak commuting hours. MPO transportation improvement programs shall include, among other things, a list of projects identified in a commuter trip reduction plan that help achieve such reduction goals. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is authorized to make a grant to a national nonprofit organization or other entity engaged in efforts relating to employer-based commuter programs to establish and operate an information clearinghouse for employer investment in transportation and employer-based commuter programs. (Sec. 3) Recipients of federal assistance for the construction of federal-aid highway projects costing $75 million or more, or that will reduce traffic flow for more than 120 days, shall prepare congestion mitigation plans that include funding for projects to reduce vehicle miles traveled during peak commuting hours along impacted corridors. (Sec. 4) DOT shall: develop and implement a plan to expand and promote employer-based commuter programs; and report to Congress recommendations on how to better integrate such programs into disaster emergency planning, preparedness, and response activities.
Title
Commute Less Act of 2017
Sponsors
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-02-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. |
2017-02-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. |
2017-02-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2017-02-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Commuting
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee benefits and pensions
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Commuting
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee benefits and pensions
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1028/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1028/BILLS-115hr1028ih.pdf |