US Congress Senate Bill 625 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works 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.

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

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB1565 (Related) 2011-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/625/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s625/BILLS-112s625is.pdf