3.0.0 5205 2023-01-13T04:48:43Z 2023-01-13T04:48:43Z House H HR 2006-04-26 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2006-04-27T20:22:22Z Referred to 2006-04-26T14:01:20Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-04-26T14:01:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-04-26T14:01:25Z Transportation Empowerment Act 109 2512 S 2006-04-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2006-04-27 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2006-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 hsbu00 Budget Committee 2006-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 2006-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 2006-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 2006-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 N B001239 Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] J. Barrett R SC Gresham 3 2006-04-26 True Transportation and Public Works American Samoa Animals Bridges Budget deficits Commerce Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Diesel motor Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy Excise tax Federal aid to transportation Finance and Financial Sector Forest roads Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government paperwork Government trust funds Guam Highway finance Highway maintenance Highway planning Highway use tax Indian lands Infrastructure Interstate compacts Interstate highway system Limited access highways Mass rapid transit Minorities National forests National parks Northern Mariana Islands Public Lands and Natural Resources Public-private partnerships Road construction Science, Technology, Communications Tax rates Taxation Toll roads Traffic accidents and safety Transportation research Virgin Islands Wildlife refuges Transportation and Public Works 00 2006-04-26 Introduced in House 2006-06-12T19:12:27Z Transportation Empowerment Act - Authorizes appropriations, for FY2010-FY2014, out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, emergency relief, interstate bridge program, the Federal lands highways program, highway safety programs, surface transportation research, and certain administrative expenses. 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.

Prohibits restricting a State's ability, as part of any highway improvement project, to: (1) impose and collect a toll on any highway in the State that is part of the Interstate System; (2) use revenue from such a toll for any purpose that the State determines to be appropriate; or (3) have toll revenue credited toward a non-federal cost share required for receipt of federal funds.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) extend, for five years, the availability of HTF funds for certain authorized expenditures; (2) set a core 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.

Grants consent to states to enter into interstate compacts to establish infrastructure banks to promote investment in the construction of surface transportation projects.

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

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 IH Short Titles as Introduced Transportation Empowerment Act Introduced in House 2006-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5205ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5205ih.xml 2006-04-27 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.