US Congress House Bill 1565 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning, and for other purposes.

Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2011-04-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

SB625 (Related) 2011-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1565/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1565/BILLS-112hr1565ih.pdf