US SB371 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2011 - 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.
Title
Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2011
Sponsors
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-02-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1338 (Related) 2011-04-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Noise pollution
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Railroads
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Water quality
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Noise pollution
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Railroads
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Water quality
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/371/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s371/BILLS-112s371is.pdf |