3.0.0 2284 2020-02-14T19:14:12Z 2020-02-14T19:14:12Z House H HR 2005-05-11 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2005-05-12T16:51:14Z Referred to 2005-05-11T14:00:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-05-11T14:00:35Z 2005-05-12 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2005-05-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-05-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 N Transportation and Public Works Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Bridges Commerce Department of Transportation Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Excise tax Federal aid to transportation Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Government property Government trust funds Highway finance Highway maintenance Highway use tax Indian lands Infrastructure Intergovernmental fiscal relations Interstate highway system Mass rapid transit Military transportation Minorities Motor vehicle safety Nonprofit organizations Privatization Public Lands and Natural Resources Railroad engineering Research and development Research grants Road construction Roads and highways Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare State finance State laws State taxation Tax credits Tax rates Tax refunds Taxation Traffic accidents and safety Transportation engineering Transportation research Trucking Trucks Tunnels Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-05-11 Introduced in House 2005-06-07T20:41:12Z Transportation Empowerment Act - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, the interstate and Indian reservation bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, highway safety programs, and transportation research programs. Authorizes a state, upon determining that excess funds have been made available, to transfer the excess funds to, and use such funds for, any surface transportation purpose (including mass transit and rail) in the state. Revises requirements regarding state apportionments under the interstate maintenance component for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) extend the availability of HTF funds for authorized expenditures; (2) set a essential programs financing rate for gasoline, special motor fuels, kerosene, and diesel fuel; (3) establish in the HTF an Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund; and (4) provide for the return of excess tax receipts to states for transportation purposes.

Directs the head of each executive agency to: (1) assist state and local governments in efforts to privatize their transportation infrastructure assets; and (2) approve requests from such governments to privatize such assets and waive or modify conditions relating to the original Federal program that funded the asset under specified circumstances.

Amends the IRC to reduce taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, and special fuels funding the HTF.]]>

Transportation Empowerment Act Short Titles as Introduced Transportation Empowerment Act Display Title Transportation Empowerment Act Official Title as Introduced To empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-05-11T04:00:00Z 2005-05-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.